Table 1 Anthropometric, clinical and biological characteristics of subjects with or without metabolic syndrome
Without metabolic syndrome | With metabolic syndrome | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
n | 2206 | 932 | |
age (y) | 49.4 ± 8.4 | 54.2 ± 8.1 | <0.0001 |
men | 1044 (47.3) | 553 (59.3) | <0.0001 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.8 ± 3.6 | 29.9 ± 4.7 | <0.0001 |
Waist (cm) | 85.3 ± 11.3 | 101.5 ± 11.6 | <0.0001 |
Cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.8 ± 1.0 | 6.1 ± 1.1 | <0.0001 |
Triglycerides (mmol/l) | 1.00 ± 0.52 | 2.20 ± 2.32 | <0.0001 |
HDL (mmol/l) | 1.58 ± 0.43 | 1.19 ± 0.34 | <0.0001 |
Glucose (mmol/l) | 5.20 ± 0.76 | 5.95 ± 1.30 | <0.0001 |
Diabetes (%) | 2.4 | 19.5 | <0.0001 |
SBP (mm Hg) | 125.7 ± 15.8 | 140.6 ± 16.9 | <0.0001 |
DBP (mm Hg) | 79.0 ± 10.1 | 87.9 ± 11.2 | <0.0001 |
Smoking | 0.032 | ||
never | 1069 (48.5) | 432 (46.4) | |
former | 629 (28.5) | 308 (33.0) | |
current | 508 (23.0) | 192 (20.6) | |
Physical activity | <0.0001 | ||
none | 449 (20.4) | 244 (26.3) | |
light | 1058 (48.0) | 490 (52.7) | |
intense | 697(31.6) | 195 (21.0) | |
Alcohol intake | 0.0013 | ||
Q1 | 760 (34.5) | 303 (32.5) | |
Q2 | 574 (26.0) | 201 (21.6) | |
Q3 | 535 (24.3) | 241 (25.9) | |
Q4 | 337 (15.2) | 187 (20.0) | |
Educational level | <0.0001 | ||
low | 433 (19.6) | 312 (33.5) | |
intermediate | 952 (43.2) | 410 (44.0) | |
high | 821 (37.2) | 210 (22.5) |