Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants
Variables | SCH patients with MetS (n = 70) | Normal weight SCH patients (n = 190) | P level | MetS patients (n = 155) | Healthy controls (n = 100) | P level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 46.54 ± 13.08 | 43.8 ± 9.12 | 0.097 | 43.24 ± 8.44 | 41.23 ± 7.71 | 0.057 |
Female/male ratio | 51 (72.86%)/19 (27.14%) | 68 (35.79%)/122 (64.21%) | <0.001* | 95 (61.29%)/60 (38.71%) | 52 (52%)/48 (48%) | 0.1427 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 34.06 ± 4.13 | 21.56 ± 2.09 | <0.001 | 40.87 ± 7.55 | 22.42 ± 2.15 | <0.001 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 103.31 ± 13.19 | 77.90 ± 6.71 | <0.001 | 113.34 ± 15.52 | 76.38 ± 9.18 | <0.001 |
Hip circumference (cm) | 104 ± 20.58 | 95.17 ± 9.95 | 0.288 | 123.17 ± 14.88 | 95.5 ± 6.97 | <0.001 |
Waist-to-hip ratio | 0.98 ± 0.15 | 0.82 ± 0.04 | 0.008 | 0.93 ± 0.12 | 0.8 ± 0.07 | <0.001 |
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 136.10 ± 20.84 | 118.02 ± 16.03 | <0.001 | 143.94 ± 24.55 | 112.67 ± 9.62 | <0.001 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 86.76 ± 12.87 | 74.44 ± 13 | <0.001 | 87.64 ± 14.76 | 71.5 ± 4.74 | <0.001 |
Current cigarette smokers (n, %) | 41 (58.57%) | 94 (49.47%) | 0.193 | 43 (27.74%) | 23 (23%) | 0.399 |
Fasting glucose (mmol/l) | 5.55 ± 0.7 | 5.14 ± 0.65 | 0.093 | 6.66 ± 2.12 | 5.12 ± 0.35 | <0.001 |
Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.67 ± 1.02 | 5.09 ± 1 | 0.115 | 4.41 ± 1.04 | 4.71 ± 0.43 | 0.139 |
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1.01 ± 0.27 | 1.2 ± 0.43 | 0.183 | 1.17 ± 0.29 | 1.49 ± 0.38 | <0.001 |
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) | 3.83 ± 0.82 | 3.34 ± 0.9 | 0.133 | 2.66 ± 0.86 | 2.7 ± 0.38 | 0.784 |
Triglycerides (mmol/l) | 1.5 ± 0.5 | 1.15 ± 0.53 | 0.066 | 1.41 ± 0.77 | 0.86 ± 0.35 | <0.001 |
Nitrites (µmol/l) | 31.37 ± 18.31 | 11.82 ± 7.23 | 0.004 | 4.36 ± 1.8 | 4.09 ± 1.32 | 0.551 |
