Table 2 Comparison of laboratory test results, weight, height, BMI and waist circumference between patients with and without diagnosed metabolic syndrome among men.

From: The impact of lifestyle, measured with the HLPCQ questionnaire on the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Poland: a multicenter study

Variable

The whole group (N = 372)

Metabolic syndrome (N = 92)

Lack of metabolic syndrome (N = 280)

p

Weight [kg]

87.7 ± 15.3

101.4 ± 16.9

93.1 ± 9.6

 < 0.001†

Hight [cm]

177.4 ± 10.8

175.9 ± 17.9

177.8 ± 7.0

0.479†

BMI

27.8 ± 4.4

32.3 ± 4.3

26.3 ± 3.3

 < 0.001†

BMI ≥ 30

93 (24.2)

65 (69.9)

28 (30.1)

 < 0.001‡

Waist circumference [cm]

97.4 ± 12.3

110.5 ± 10.1

93.1 ± 9.6

 < 0.001†

Abdominal obesity N(%)

121 (32.5)

81 (66.9)

40 (33.1)

 < 0.001‡

SBP [mmHg] M ± SD

134.1 ± 16.8

144.2 ± 17.4

130.8 ± 15.4

 < 0.001†

DBP [mmHg] M ± SD

83.6 ± 10.4

90.2 ± 10.1

81.5 ± 9.6

 < 0.001†

Heart action [beats per minute]M ± SD

73.3 ± 10.7

74.6 ± 11.6

72.8 ± 10.3

0.407†

Total cholesterol [mg/dl] M ± SD

203.3 ± 39.0

210.6 ± 40.1

200.9 ± 38.4

0.016†

LDL [mg/dl] M ± SD

127.3 ± 34.3

133.6 ± 35.8

125.2 ± 33.6

0.009†

HDL [mg/dl] M ± SD

52.5 ± 13.2

49.3 ± 12.7

53.6 ± 13.2

0.007†

Non-HDL [mg/dl]M ± SD

150.5 ± 37.8

162.0 ± 38.0

146.7 ± 37.3

 < 0.001†

Triglycerides [mg/dl] M ± SD

128.2 ± 69.5

156.9 ± 79.2

118.7 ± 63.9

 < 0.001†

Glucose [mg/dl]M ± SD

96.1 ± 17.9

101.5 ± 23.4

94.3 ± 15.4

 < 0.001†

  1. BMI—body mass index, kg—kilograms, p—statistical significance; M—mean; SD—standard deviation; N—number; mmHg—millimetres of mercury; mg/dl—milligrams per decilitre; SBP—Systolic Blood Pressure; DBP—Diastolic Blood Pressure, HR—Heart Rate, LDL—low-density lipoprotein; HDL—high-density lipoprotein †Mann–Whitney U test; ‡Chi-squared test; statistically significant values are in bold with the significance level set at p < 0.05.
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