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Table 1 The baseline characteristics of the study subjects

From: Obesity and lipid-related parameters for predicting metabolic syndrome in Chinese elderly population

Variable

Male (n = 3077)

Female (n = 3645)

 

With MetS (n = 999)

Without MetS (n = 2078)

P value

With MetS (n = 1719)

Without MetS (n = 1926)

P value

Age (years)

70.02 ± 7.21

69.98 ± 7.42

0.885

70.59 ± 7.51

69.70 ± 7.75

< 0.001

Current smoking

94 (9.41%)

129 (6.21%)

0.001

17 (0.99%)

5 (0.26%)

0.005

Alcohol consumption

260 (26.03%)

242 (11.65%)

< 0.001

172 (10.01%)

75 (3.89%)

< 0.001

Family history of CVD

249 (24.92%)

513 (24.69%)

0.886

535 (31.12%)

423 (21.96%)

< 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

26.02 ± 2.83

23.14 ± 3.05

< 0.001

25.74 ± 3.77

22.58 ± 3.04

< 0.001

WC (cm)

90.6 ± 7.8

81.2 ± 7.8

< 0.001

85.8 ± 8.6

76.7 ± 7.9

< 0.001

WHtR

0.54 ± 0.05

0.49 ± 0.05

< 0.001

0.55 ± 0.06

0.50 ± 0.05

< 0.001

SBP (mmHg)

149 (136, 162)

136 (122, 153)

< 0.001

148 (136, 161)

134 (120, 151)

< 0.001

DBP (mmHg)

84.6 ± 11.5

79.7 ± 12.3

< 0.001

84.9 ± 11.2

79.8 ± 12.1

< 0.001

FPG (mmol/L)

6.3 (5.7, 7.4)

5.5 (5.1, 6.0)

< 0.001

6.0 (5.6, 6.9)

5.4 (5.1, 5.8)

< 0.001

TC (mmol/L)

4.81 (4.21, 5.45)

4.72 (4.16, 5.33)

0.016

5.27 (4.64, 5.91)

5.36 (4.75, 5.94)

0.003

TG (mmol/L)

2.11 ± 1.57

1.09 ± 0.56

< 0.001

2.03 ± 1.35

1.15 ± 0.49

< 0.001

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.02 ± 0.20

1.25 ± 0.25

< 0.001

1.17 ± 0.20

1.46 ± 0.27

< 0.001

LDL-C (mmol/L)

3.01 (2.47, 3.56)

3.00 (2.47, 3.54)

0.795

3.24 (2.66, 3.85)

3.37 (2.77, 3.89)

0.005

TG/HDL-C

2.20 ± 2.07

0.93 ± 0.60

< 0.001

1.88 ± 1.65

0.84 ± 0.48

< 0.001

LAP

51.71 ± 38.60

18.27 ± 13.53

< 0.001

55.25 ± 40.15

21.75 ± 13.16

< 0.001

VAI

2.84 ± 2.61

1.16 ± 0.75

< 0.001

3.54 ± 3.16

1.52 ± 0.88

< 0.001

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation, median (interquartile range 25–75%), or counts (percentages)
  2. MetS metabolic syndrome, CVD cardiovascular disease, BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, WHtR waist-to-height ratio, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, FPG fasting plasma glucose, TC total cholesterol, TG triglyceride, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LAP lipid accumulation product, VAI visceral adiposity index