|
Characteristics
|
Case with MetS
|
Control
|
P-value
|
|---|
|
Mean ± SD or number (%)
|
Mean ± SD or number (%)
|
|---|
|
Total number
|
254
|
939
| |
|
Age (years)
|
47.55 ± 6.56
|
47.92 ± 6.99
|
0.454
|
|
BMI (kg/m2)
|
26.43 ± 2.49
|
23.72 ± 2.43
|
<0.001
|
|
MetS components
|
|
WC (cm)
|
94. 23 ± 6.38
|
85.92 ± 6.88
|
<0.001
|
|
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)
|
44.09 ± 11.60
|
52.29 ± 11.49
|
<0.001
|
|
Triglyceride (mg/dL)
|
209. 16 ± 90.55
|
107.31 ± 57.42
|
<0.001
|
|
Fasting glucose (mg/dL)
|
105.87 ± 22.08
|
90.60 ± 12.99
|
<0.001
|
|
SBP (mmHg)
|
131.22 ± 13.08
|
120.95 ± 13.55
|
<0.001
|
|
DBP (mmHg)
|
83.90 ± 10.38
|
76.50 ± 9.85
|
<0.001
|
|
Health-related behaviors
|
|
Smoking
| | |
0.017
|
|
Non smoker
|
46 (18.1 %)
|
217 (23.1 %)
| |
|
Former smoker
|
92 (36.2 %)
|
367 (39.1 %)
| |
|
Current smoker
|
116 (45.7 %)
|
355 (37.8 %)
| |
|
Drinking
| | |
0.002
|
|
Non drinker
|
39 (15.4 %)
|
176 (18.7 %)
| |
|
Light drinker
|
85 (33.5 %)
|
373 (39.7 %)
| |
|
Moderate drinker
|
40 (15.7 %)
|
157 (16.7 %)
| |
|
Heavy drinker
|
90 (35.4 %)
|
233 (24.8 %)
| |
|
Physical activity category
| | |
0.295
|
|
Low level
|
109 (44.9 %)
|
379 (41.3 %)
| |
|
Moderate level
|
87 (35.8 %)
|
341 (37.1 %)
| |
|
High level
|
47 (19.3 %)
|
198 (21.6 %)
| |
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P-value represents the significance of the difference between case with MetS and control. All continuous variables were compared using t test. Health-related behaviors were assessed according to the linear-by-linear association of chi-square test
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BMI body mass index, MetS Metabolic syndrome, WC waist circumference, HDL high density lipoprotein, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, SD standard deviation
