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Table 3 Estimated marginal mean* (95% confidence interval) of resting heart rate in relation to each component of the MetS

From: Elevated resting heart rate is associated with the metabolic syndrome

Men

Component absent

Component present

P Value

Hypertension

71.1 (70.0-72.2)

74.5 (73.4-75.6)

< 0.001

Waist circumference

71.5 (70.5-72.5)

74.1 (72.9-75.3)

< 0.001

IFG

71.0 (69.9-72.0)

74.7 (73.5-75.8)

< 0.001

Triglycerides

71.9 (70.8-72.9)

73.8 (72.6-74.9)

< 0.001

HDL Cholesterol

72.8 (71.8-73.8)

72.8 (71.5-74.1)

0.966

Women

   

Hypertension

74.6 (72.6-76.5)

77.8 (75.8-79.8)

< 0.001

Waist circumference

75.5 (73.5-77.4)

76.9 (75.0-78.9)

0.011

IFG

74.9 (73.0-76.8)

77.5 (75.4-79.6)

< 0.001

Triglycerides

75.0 (73.1-76.9)

77.4 (75.3-79.5)

< 0.001

HDL Cholesterol

76.0 (74.1-77.9)

76.4 (74.3-78.5)

0.524

  1. *All means are adjusted for age, former or never smoking status, family history of CVD, aspirin usage, alcohol consumption, measured oral temperature and physical exercise, and in addition, to the presence of all other components of the MetS.
  2. ** list of abbreviations: MetS = metabolic syndrome; IFG = impaired fasting glucose; HDL = high-density lipoprotein.