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Table 2 Number of subjects with different MetS variables

From: Circulating oxidized low-density lipoproteins and arterial elasticity: comparison between men with metabolic syndrome and physically active counterparts

 

Metabolic Syndrome

(n = 40)

Controls

(n = 40)

Waist circumference > 102 cm, n (%)

36 (90.0%)

1 (2.5%)

Blood pressure ≥ 130/85, n (%)

40 (100.0%)

12 (30.0%)

HDL cholesterol < 1.03 mmol/L, n (%)

15 (37.5%)

1 (2.5%)

Triglycerides ≥ 1.7 mmol/L, n (%)

36 (90.0%)

2 (5.0%)

Glucose ≥ 6.1 mmol/L or diabetes, n (%)

26 (65.0%)

5 (12.5%)

  1. Number of metabolic syndrome subjects and controls who fulfilled separate variables of metabolic syndrome defined by NCEP [10].