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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the study population by sex, according to presence of the Metabolic syndrome

From: Association between presence of the metabolic syndrome and its components with carotid intima-media thickness and carotid and femoral plaque area: a population study

 

Men (n = 359)

Women (n = 412)

 

Metabolic syndrome

Metabolic syndrome

Baseline characteristics

Yes (n = 163)

No (n = 196)

P value

Yes (n = 96)

No (n = 316)

P value

Age (years)*

61.86 (±0.83)

60.32 (±0.77)

0.17

64.96 (±0.88)

58.52 (±0.55)

<0.001

Sitting Systolic BP (mmHg)*

141.34 (±1.27)

132.26 (±1.15)

<0.001

151.82 (±1.16)

137.49 (±0.96)

<0.001

Sitting Diastolic BP (mmHg)*

85.69 (±0.77)

80.79 (±0.73)

<0.001

89.27 (±0.92)

82.67 (±0.51)

<0.001

Antihypertensive Therapy (%)

50.9%

28.4%

<0.001

60.4%

29.4%

<0.001

Total Cholesterol (mmol/L)*

5.61 (±0.08)

5.70 (±0.08)

0.56

6.04 (±0.1)

5.99 (±0.06)

0.67

LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)*

3.44 (±0.06)

3.49 (±0.06)

0.52

3.58 (± 0.06)

3.54 (± 0.04)

0.66

HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)*

1.03 (±0.63)

1.27 (±0.02)

<0.001

1.20 (± 0.02)

1.48 (±0.016)

<0.001

Triglycerides (mmol/L)†

2.10 (1.63; 2.64)

1.32 (0.98; 1.57)

<0.001

2.15 (1.78; 2.83)

1.24 (0.97; 1.56)

<0.001

Diabetes mellitus (%)

30.7%

6.3%

<0.001

33.3%

2.3%

<0.001

BMI (kg/m 2 )*

29.88 (±0.35)

26.06 (±0.2)

<0.001

32.39 (±0.47)

26.95 (±0.25)

<0.001

ApoA1 (g/L)*

1.29 (±0.013)

1.40 (±0.017)

<0.001

1.44 (±0.02)

1.55 (±0.001)

<0.001

ApoB (g/L)*

1.21 (±0.02)

1.19 (±0.02)

0.48

1.23 (±0.02)

1.18 (±0.014)

0.044

Homa index†

2.25(1.15; 4.18)

0.94(0.51; 1.8)

<0.001

2.51 (1.67; 3.86)

1.14 (0.72; 1.7)

<0.001

IMTccMean (mm)*

0.79 (±0.15)

0.76 (±0.12)

0.084

0.77 (±0.16)

0.69 (±0.13)

<0.001

Sum of total plaque area (mm 2 )†

53 (25; 103)

42 (10;72)

0.002

16 (1; 44)

8 (1;32)

0.01

Sum of plaque area carotids (mm 2 )†

22 (1; 39)

12 (1; 27.5)

0.011

8.75 (1;25.75)

1 (1; 19)

0.013

Sum of plaque area femoral (mm 2 )†

33(10; 62)

23(1; 49)

0.011

1(1; 17.75)

1(1; 6)

0.012

  1. *Mean and standard deviation (sd) is used for normally distributed values.
  2. †Median and interquartile range (iqr) is used for non-normally distributed values.
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