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Table 3 Anthropometric variables and components of metabolic syndrome of subjects with metabolic syndrome categorized by gender

From: Gender differences in metabolic syndrome components among the Korean 66-year-old population with metabolic syndrome

 

Male (n = 43,129)

Female (n = 60,634)

 

Mean ± SD

n (%)

Mean ± SD

n (%)

p-value

Waist circumference (cm)

    

<0.0001

 Normal

82.30 ± 5.39

19,655 (45.6 %)

78.19 ± 4.89

23,742 (39.2 %)

 

 Obesea

94.78 ± 8.17

23,474 (54.4 %)

90.89 ± 10.18

36,892 (60.8 %)

 

HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

    

<0.0001

 Normal

65.54 ± 73.14

29,641 (68.7 %)

82.76 ± 97.43

24,858 (41.0 %)

 

 Lowb

34.23 ± 4.16

13,488 (31.3 %)

41.54 ± 5.74

35,776 (59.0 %)

 

Triglyceride (mg/dL)

    

<0.0001

 Normal

105.29 ± 27.39

7,133 (16.5 %)

105.79 ± 27.04

12,751 (21.0 %)

 

 Highc

195.05 ± 111.05

35,996 (83.5 %)

192.91 ± 100.46

47,883 (79.0 %)

 

Blood pressure (mmHg)

    

<0.0001

 Normal

126.35 ± 12.50/75.47 ± 6.60

7,277 (16.9 %)

126.08 ± 13.09/74.82 ± 6.86

13,011 (21.5 %)

 

 Highd

136.43 ± 17.05/83.16 ± 10.68

35,852 (83.1 %)

136.31 ± 6.86/82.49 ± 10.86

47,623 (78.5 %)

 

Blood sugar (mg/dL)

 Normal

89.18 ± 7.54

5,404 (12.5 %)

88.94 ± 7.37

13,002 (21.4 %)

<0.0001

 Elevatede

116.18 ± 34.99

37,725 (87.5 %)

113.56 ± 32.60

47,632 (78.6 %)

 

Number of abnormalities

 3

 

28,221 (65.4 %)

 

33,048 (54.5 %)

 

 4

 

12,668 (29.4 %)

 

21,268 (35.1 %)

 

 5

 

2,240 (5.2 %)

 

6,318 (10.4 %)

 
  1. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation or as number (percentage)
  2. a Obese is defined as waist circumference >90 cm (male) or >80 cm (female). b Low HDL cholesterol is defined as HDL <40 mg/dL (male) or <50 mg/dL (female). c High triglyceride is defined as triglyceride >150 mg/dL. d High blood pressure is defined as systolic/diastolic blood pressure >130/85 mmHg. e Elevated blood sugar is defined as fasting blood sugar >100 mg/dL
  3. n number, HDL high-density lipoprotein