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Table 1 Anthropometric, clinical, and biochemical description of the subjects

From: Metabolic syndrome among students attending a historically black college: prevalence and gender differences

Characteristics

Total (n= 376)

Female (n= 218)

Male (n= 158)

 

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Age (years)

19.9±3.6

19.9±3.6

19.9±3.6

BMI (kg/m2)

26.9±6.9

27.8±7.5

25.7±5.8**

WC (cm)

81.5±15.5

81.7±16.2

81.2±14.4

SBP (mm Hg)

120.8±14.3

115.5±11.7

128.1±14.3**

DBP (mm Hg)

74.1±10.2

73.6±9.7

74.8±10.9

TC (mg/dL)

154.0±30.7

156.0±31.6

151.3±29.4

LDL-C (mg/dL)

89.2±28.0

89.6±27.8

88.7±28.2

HDL-C (mg/dL)

50.0±14.3

52.8±14.2

46.1±13.5**

TG (mg/dL)

87.3±47.4

81.6±45.0

95.1±49.7**

GLU (mg/dL)

93.4±12.6

91.8±11.3

95.6±13.8**

  1. SD = Standard Deviation; BMI = body mass index; WC = waist circumference; SBP = systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; TC = total cholesterol; LDL-C = low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG = triglycerides; GLU = glucose.
  2. Data analyzed using ANOVA tests to determine gender differences.
  3. **p < 0.01 indicates differences between males and females.