Table 2 Clinical and biochemical characteristics of the Italian control population

From: A polymorphism of HMGA1 is associated with increased risk of metabolic syndrome and related components

Controls

Units

With no components of MetS

With one or two components of MetS

P

Number of subjects

n

2,569

2,447

 

Female

n (%)

1,314 (51.1)

1,267 (51.8)

 

Age in years

mean ± SD

58.1 ± 14.4

63.0 ± 11.3

<0.001

BMI in Kg/m2

mean ± SD

23.1 ± 2.1

26.1 ± 3.8

<0.001

Waist circumference in cm

mean ± SD

79.1 ± 8.6

89.0 ± 13.8

<0.001

Systolic BP in mmHg

mean ± SD

124.2 ± 9.3

132.7 ± 14.0

<0.001

Diastolic BP in mmHg

mean ± SD

73.2 ± 7.7

80.7 ± 12.2

<0.001

Total cholesterol in mg/dL

mean ± SD

164.2 ± 22.9

183.1 ± 36.7

<0.001

HDL-C in mg/dL

mean ± SD

54.4 ± 5.9

53.0 ± 8.00

<0.001

Triglycerides in mg/dL

mean ± SD

112.4 ± 27.2

122.9 ± 30.9

<0.001

FPG in mg/dL

mean ± SD

84.1 ± 6.8

136.5 ± 37.5

<0.001

Basal insulin in μU/mL

mean ± SD

6.5 ± 4.6*

11.8 ± 7.1†

<0.001

  1. The 2-tailed standard t test was used for comparisons of means; BP, blood pressure; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; *n = 1,591 subjects; †n = 915 subjects.
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