Table 1 Baseline characteristics of subjects according to body mass index categories and presence or absence of metabolic syndrome.
Normal weight | Overweight | Obese | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No MS | MS | No MS | MS | No MS | MS | |
Patients, No. | 3565 | 110 | 2974 | 350 | 3387 | 1300 |
Age, median (IQR) | 48 (43–54) | 56 (49–62) | 51 (46–57) | 56 (50–62) | 50 (46–56) | 52 (47–59) |
Male, % | 35.1 | 32.7 | 65.4 | 47.1 | 79.6 | 75.2 |
BMI, median (IQR) | 21 (20–22) | 22 (21–22) | 24 (23–24) | 24 (23–24) | 26 (25–27) | 27 (26–29) |
Waist circumference, median (IQR), cm | 74 (70–79) | 80 (76–83) | 83 (79–86) | 84 (81–87) | 89 (86–93) | 94 (88–98) |
BP, median (IQR), mm Hg | ||||||
Systolic BP | 108 (100–118) | 125 (114–136) | 113 (104–124) | 125 (112–135) | 117 (107–126) | 126 (113–135) |
Diastolic BP | 67 (60–74) | 76 (66–83) | 70 (63–78) | 75 (68–82) | 72 (65–80) | 78 (70–85) |
Medication use, % | ||||||
Antihypertensive | 9.3 | 44.6 | 17.5 | 44.9 | 21.6 | 52.3 |
Antiglycemic | 2.9 | 27.3 | 3.8 | 18.3 | 3.7 | 16.2 |
Aspirin | 6.1 | 20.9 | 11.7 | 20.9 | 12.6 | 21.8 |
Plasma levels, median (IQR) | ||||||
Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 187 (166–208) | 193 (166–215) | 192 (172–215) | 195 (168–219 | 193 (171–214) | 196 (172–221) |
Low-density lipoprotein | 115 (98–135) | 120 (100–145) | 124 (107–145) | 124 (103–146 | 127 (108–146) | 126 (105–147) |
High-density lipoprotein | 62 (53–73) | 45 (39–53) | 56 (48–65) | 45 (38–52) | 52 (46–61) | 44 (38–52) |
Triglycerides, mg/dL | 84 (66–114) | 181 (147–220) | 105 (77–141) | 184 (153–240) | 117 (88–150) | 186 (150–252) |
Glucose, mg/dL | 86 (81–93) | 104 (93–118) | 89 (83–95) | 103 (94–114) | 90 (84–97) | 103 (93–116) |
HbA1c | 5.2 (5.0–5.5) | 5.8 (5.4–6.8) | 5.3 (5.1–5.6) | 5.7 (5.4–6.2) | 5.4 (5.1–5.7) | 5.7 (5.4–6.3) |
Diabetes mellitus, % | 4.2 | 37.3 | 5.6 | 24.3 | 5.1 | 20.8 |
Hypertension, % | 9.6 | 47.3 | 18.5 | 48.0 | 22.5 | 55.6 |
Dyslipidemia, % | 10.7 | 33.6 | 17.3 | 30.0 | 19.2 | 31.8 |
Smoking behavior, % | ||||||
None | 71.6 | 66 | 49.6 | 58.9 | 38.7 | 38.2 |
Former | 16.1 | 20.8 | 32.7 | 24.6 | 39.9 | 37.6 |
Current | 12.4 | 13.2 | 17.8 | 16.4 | 21.4 | 24.3 |
Physical exercise, % | 81.4 | 86.5 | 89.3 | 90.3 | 88.6 | 84.8 |
