Table 2 Metabolic syndrome prevalence and the components of metabolic syndrome according to PRSMetS.

From: Influence of lifestyle risk factors and genetic predisposition on metabolic syndrome risk in Korean adults

Variables

Total

(n = 4987)

Low PRSMetS

(n = 4671)

High PRSMetS

(n = 316)

p-value

Metabolic syndrome

1620 (32.5)

1502 (32.2)

118 (37.3)

0.057

Metabolic component

Increased waist circumference

1744 (35.0)

1636 (35.0)

108 (34.2)

0.760

Elevated blood pressure

2376 (47.6)

2216 (47.4)

160 (50.6)

0.272

Impaired fasting glucose

2516 (50.5)

2348 (50.3)

168 (53.2)

0.319

Elevated triglycerides

1844 (37.0)

1697 (36.3)

147 (46.5)

0.0003

Decreased HDL-C

1005 (20.2)

948 (20.3)

57 (18.0)

0.333

Metabolic syndrome burden

0.025

0

749 (15.0)

705 (15.1)

44 (13.9)

 

1

1303 (26.1)

1232 (26.4)

71 (22.5)

 

2

1315 (26.4)

1232 (26.4)

83 (26.3)

 

3

1031 (20.7)

960 (20.6)

71 (22.5)

 

4

486 (9.8)

441 (9.4)

45 (14.2)

 

5

103 (2.1)

101 (2.2)

2 (0.6)

 
  1. Data is presented as number (%). PRSMetS, PRS for metabolic disease; PRS, polygenic risk score; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.