Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the 3 main study groups.
From: Postprandial lipemia in men with metabolic syndrome, hypertensives and healthy subjects
Characteristics | MetS n = 33 | HTN n = 17 | Healthy n = 14 | P values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 50(11) | 52(10) | 49(9) | 0.632 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 30(4) | 26(2) | 26(2) | <0.001 |
Waist (cm) | 107(11) | 93(5) | 95(6) | <0.001 |
CHD -/+ | 25/8 | 17/0 | 14/0 | |
Hypertension -/+ | 9/24 | 0/17 | 14/0 | |
Systolic BP (mmHg) | 141(19) | 149(18) | 121(7) | <0.001 |
Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 83(12) | 92(11) | 74(9) | <0.001 |
Smokers -/+ | 12/21 | 9/8 | 14/0 | |
Diabetes mellitus -/+ | 26/7 | 16/1 | 14/0 | |
TC (mg/dl) | 241(39) | 214(29) | 188(28) | <0.001 |
HDL (mg/dl) | 35(7) | 48(15) | 51(15) | <0.001 |
LDL (mg/dl) | 165(36) | 145(31) | 113(33) | <0.001 |
Apo A (mg/dl) | 133(19) | 148(30) | 159(48) | 0.038 |
Apo B (mg/dl) | 137(28) | 124(23) | 125(29) | 0.232 |
Lp (a) (mg/dl) | 16(13) | 21(16) | 16(11) | 0.57 |
Glucose (mg/dl) | 109(29) | 93(10) | 91(10) | 0.013 |
Insulin (μU/ml) | 14(9) | 8(9) | 7(5) | 0.036 |
HOMA-IR | 3.9(2.7) | 2.1(2.2) | 1.7(1.1) | 0.015 |
TG0 (mg/dl) | 204(86) | 105(30) | 89(30) | <0.001 |
TG4 (mg/dl) | 364(153) | 242(84) | 145(44) | <0.001 |
TG6 (mg/dl) | 366(155) | 269(94) | 142(53) | <0.001 |
TG8 (mg/dl) | 297(124) | 200(87) | 131(56) | <0.001 |
AUC (mg/dl/h) | 2534(1016) | 1620(494) | 1019(280) | <0.001 |