Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients according to have MetS after 10-year follow-up in MASHAD cohort study

N (4684)

3085

1599

Anthropometrics

Age (year)

46.15 ± 8.01

47.03 ± 7.81

< 0.001

Sex (n%)

Male (n%)

1622 (52.6%)

496 (31%)

< 0.001

Female (n%)

1463 (47.4%)

1103 (69%)

Smoking

No

1170 (73.2%)

2137 (69.3%)

0.061

Ex smoker

130 (8.1%)

285 (9.2%)

Current

299 (18.7%)

663 (21.5%)

Marriage

Single

13 (0.8%)

17 (0.6%)

< 0.001

Married

1482 (92.7%)

2967 (96.2%)

Divorced

28 (1.8%)

31 (1%)

Widow

76 (4.8%)

70 (2.3%)

Job

Employee

539 (33.7%)

1511 (49%)

< 0.001

Unemployed

933 (58.3%)

1277 (41.4%)

Retired

127 (7.9%)

295 (9.6%)

Education level

Low

902 (56.4%)

1384 (44.9%)

< 0.001

Moderate

550 (34.4%)

1223 (39.7%)

High

147 (9.2%)

475 (15.4%)

Weight (kg)

66.67 ± 11.36

73.03 ± 11.73

< 0.001

BMI (kg/m²)

25.45 ± 4.17

28.7 ± 4.06

< 0.001

WC (cm)

88.84 ± 10.78

96.21 ± 11.46

< 0.001

HC (cm)

99.8 ± 8.39

105.08 ± 8.52

< 0.001

WHR (cm)

0.55 ± 0.07

0.6 ± 0.07

< 0.001

Blood glucose

Glucose (mg/dL)

82.38 ± 25.6

85.81 ± 27.79

< 0.001

Lipid profile

Cholesterol (mg/dL)

183.98 ± 36.02

190.87 ± 37.59

< 0.001

TG (mg/dL)

92(69–124)

111(86–137)

< 0.001

HDL-C (mg/dL)

45.09 ± 10.39

44.57 ± 10.02

0.1

LDL-C (mg/dL)

117.65 ± 33.95

146.29 ± 34.65

0.003

Non-HDL-C (mg/dL)

114.57 ± 32.7

138.88 ± 34.14

< 0.001

Blood pressure

SBP (mmHg)

114.71 ± 14.95

117.46 ± 14.32

< 0.001

DBP (mmHg)

75.48 ± 10.72

76.67 ± 9.51

< 0.001

Inflammation

HsCRP (mg/dL)

1.3(0.82–2.4)

1.69(1.02–3.47)

< 0.001

Uric acid (mg/dL)

4.44 ± 1.24

4.58 ± 1.57

0.001