Characteristics of the study subjects with and without metabolic syndrome, stratified by sex
| Variable | Men (n=2161) | Women (n=2511) | ||||
| MetS | Non-MetS | P value | MetS | Non-MetS | P value | |
| MetS status (n (%)) | 576 (26.7) | 1585 (73.3) | 885 (35.2) | 885 (35.2) | ||
| Age (years) | 51.39±12.21 | 54.61±13.79 | <0.001 | 59.78±12.34 | 55.70±12.97 | <0.001 |
| Components of MetS | ||||||
| WC (cm) | 89.98±6.79 | 82.40±7.76 | <0.001 | 85.94±7.21 | 77.59±8.56 | <0.001 |
| SBP (mm Hg) | 134.93±15.20 | 127.57±16.32 | <0.001 | 136.49±16.42 | 124.74±18.39 | <0.001 |
| DBP (mm Hg) | 89.24±10.47 | 82.93±11.09 | <0.001 | 84.13±10.25 | 78.51±10.53 | <0.001 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 2.76±1.77 | 1.29±0.91 | <0.001 | 2.15±1.41 | 1.20±1.87 | <0.001 |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.00±0.47 | 1.28±0.44 | <0.001 | 1.17±0.22 | 1.50±0.34 | <0.001 |
| FPG (mmol/L) | 5.53±2.01 | 4.87±1.40 | <0.001 | 5.38±1.86 | 4.71±0.97 | <0.001 |
| Erythrocyte parameters | ||||||
| RBC (×1012/L) | 4.99±0.80 | 4.53±0.51 | <0.001 | 4.55±0.84 | 4.10±0.57 | <0.001 |
| HCT (%) | 42.27±4.09 | 40.68±3.63 | <0.001 | 37.35±2.80 | 35.58±2.83 | <0.001 |
| Hb (g/L) | 147.11±12.57 | 139.02±12.68 | <0.001 | 129.68±14.45 | 121.50±11.82 | <0.001 |
| RDW (%) | 13.33±0.96 | 12.87±1.21 | <0.001 | 13.18±1.90 | 12.88±2.27 | <0.001 |
| Liver function parameters | ||||||
| ALT (u/L) | 31.44±18.35 | 26.31±15.52 | <0.001 | 24.09±13.81 | 21.14±11.79 | <0.001 |
| AST (u/L) | 26.37±15.87 | 24.80±10.00 | 0.026 | 23.82±8.90 | 23.27±8.63 | 0.129 |
| GGT (u/L) | 48.73±39.88 | 36.04±26.83 | <0.001 | 32.00±22.79 | 26.12±26.03 | <0.001 |
| ALB (g/L) | 47.36±3.23 | 47.32±4.07 | 0.820 | 47.48±4.32 | 47.77±12.28 | 0.484 |
| Other clinical characteristics | ||||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.90±2.67 | 23.61±3.04 | <0.001 | 25.21±3.05 | 22.85±3.17 | <0.001 |
| TC (mmol/L) | 4.81±0.95 | 4.73±0.94 | 0.059 | 5.26±1.08 | 5.08±1.02 | <0.001 |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 2.65±0.70 | 2.66±2.06 | 0.885 | 2.95±1.48 | 2.75±1.03 | <0.001 |
| UA (umol/L) | 415.45±143.27 | 382.19±84.92 | <0.001 | 340.60±83.08 | 306.95±101.63 | <0.001 |
| WBC (×109/L) | 6.95±1.40 | 6.43±1.40 | <0.001 | 6.41±1.35 | 5.84±1.31 | <0.001 |
| PLT (×109/L) | 214.70±49.89 | 201.57±52.17 | <0.001 | 224.04±53.55 | 216.73±52.14 | 0.001 |
| HbAIc (%) | 5.79±1.37 | 5.42±0.97 | <0.001 | 5.64±1.22 | 5.33±0.67 | <0.001 |
Data are presented as mean±SD or n (%).
ALB, albumin; ALT, alanine transaminase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; BMI, body mass index ; DBP, diastolic blood pressure ; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; GGT, γ-glutamyl transferase; Hb, haemoglobin; HbAIc, glycated haemoglobin A1c; HCT, haematocrit; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol; MetS, metabolic syndrome; PLT, platelet; RBC, red blood cell; RDW, red blood cell distribution width; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; UA, uric acid; WBC, white blood cell; WC, waist circumference.