Table 1 Demographic, anthropometric, clinical and biochemical features of patients with MetS and controls

Number of subjects

n

3,405

5,016

Female

n (%)

1,767 (51.9)

2,581 (51.5)

Age in years

mean ± SD

64.5 ± 3

60.5 ± 13.2

<0.001

BMI in Kg/m²

mean ± SD

29.8 ± 4.5

24.6 ± 3.4

<0.001

Waist circumference in cm

mean ± SD

102.1 ± 13.9

83.9 ± 12.4

<0.001

Systolic BP in mmHg

mean ± SD

141.5 ± 15.0

128.4 ± 12.6

<0.001

Diastolic BP in mmHg

mean ± SD

83.5 ± 10.8

76.8 ± 10.8

<0.001

Total cholesterol in mg/dL

mean ± SD

188.8 ± 39.3

173.4 ± 31.9

<0.001

HDL-C in mg/dL

mean ± SD

45.8 ± 10.4

53.7 ± 7.0

<0.001

Triglycerides in mg/dL

mean ± SD

153.2 ± 54.3

117.5 ± 29.6

<0.001

FPG in mg/dL

mean ± SD

163.7 ± 43.1

109.7 ± 37.3

<0.001

Basal insulin in μU/mL

mean ± SD

14.5 ± 8.5*

8.4 ± 6.2^†

<0.001

Turkish population

Units

MetS

Control

P

Number of subjects

n

659

760

Female

n (%)

476 (72.2)

424 (55.8)

Age in years

mean ± SD

48.4 ± 12.3

39.6 ± 12.1

<0.001

BMI in Kg/m²

mean ± SD

30.1 ± 4.5

26.6 ± 4.2

<0.001

Waist circumference in cm

mean ± SD

100.2 ± 10.4

89.1 ± 11.6

<0.001

Systolic BP in mmHg

mean ± SD

141.1 ± 23.9

125.6 ± 20.2

<0.001

Diastolic BP in mmHg

mean ± SD

88.9 ± 12.9

80.7 ± 11.2

<0.001

Total cholesterol in mg/dL

mean ± SD

194.0 ± 41.4

170.4 ± 36.7

<0.001

HDL-C in mg/dL

mean ± SD

37.3 ± 9.2

47.3 ± 12.1

<0.001

Triglycerides in mg/dL

mean ± SD

191.5 ± 120.7

86.2 ± 28.4

<0.001

FPG in mg/dL

mean ± SD

106.5 ± 47.3

87.4 ± 8.3

<0.001

Basal insulin in μU/mL

mean ± SD

10.6 ± 6.6

7.2 ± 4.7

<0.001