Table 1 Baseline characteristics.

From: Diagnosing metabolic syndrome in a multi-ethnic country: is an ethnic-specific cut-off point of waist circumference needed?

Variable

Flores (n = 1219)

Depok (n = 903)

Jakarta (n = 1574)

Men (n = 472)

Women (n = 755)

Men (n = 353)

Women (n = 550)

Men (n = 620)

Women (n = 954)

Age (years)

45.8 (37.8–53.4)

43.6 (34.3–51.9)

50.0 (40.0–59.0)

46.0 (38.0–53.0)

45.0 (36.0–53.0)

44.0 (36.0–52.0)

BMI (kg/m2)

22.1 (19.7–25.1)

23.0 (20.5–26.1)

24.5 (21.6–27.2)

25.2 (22.1–28.2)

24.2 (21.2–26.7)

25.5 (22.2–28.8)

WC (cm)

78.0 (69.8–87.0)

78.0 (70.0–87.3)

86.0 (78.0–93.0)

81.0 (74.0–88.0)

84.3 (76.2–92.0)

82.5 (75.0–90.0)

SBP (mmHg)

126.7 (116.3–140.9)

123.7 (113.7–139.3)

130.0 (120.0–150.0)

130.0 (119.4–147.5)

128.5 (117.1–144.9)

124.7 (112.5–141.6)

DBP(mmHg)

76.3 (69.8–84.3)

75.0 (69.3–84.0)

85.0 (77.5–95.0)

85.0 (75.0–92.5)

76.5 (69.0–86.0)

76.5 (68.5–85.5)

FBG (mg/dL)

93.6 (86.4–102.2)

93.6 (88.2–102.6)

89.0 (83.0–98.0)

86.0 (81.0–94.0)

88.0 (81.0–96.0)

86.0 (80.0–95.0)

TC (mg/dL)

185.4 (162.8–209.6)

193.0 (169.8–221.6)

210.0 (189–238.3)

218.0 (194.0–243.3)

199.0 (174.0–226.0)

200.0 (175.0–232.0)

HDL–C (mg/dL)

40.2 (33.3–48.7)

48.3 (40.6–58.0)

48.0 (42.0–55.0)

58.0 (51.0–66.0)

46.0 (41.0–53.0)

56.0 (48.0–64.0)

LDL–C (mg/dL)

114.3 (96.7–135.0)

119.5 (96.7–142.7)

130.0 (111.8–155.0)

135.5 (113.8–158.0)

131.0 (112.0–154.0)

130.0 (110.0–154.3)

TG (mg/dL)

131.5 (101.9–173.1)

112.5 (86.8–150.6)

131.0 (87.0–194.0)

105.0 (74.0–150.0)

128.0 (92.0–192.7)

102.0 (75.0–152.0)

  1. All data are presented in median and its interquartile range.
  2. BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, FBG fasting blood glucose, TC total cholesterol, HDL–C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL–C low-density lipoprotein Cholesterol, TG triglycerides.
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