Characteristics | Men N = 289 (42%) | Women N = 402 (58%) | All N = 691 |
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MetS criteria present, n (%) | 98 (34) | 116 (29) | 214 (31) |
Age, years, mean (SD) | 45.3 (6.2) | 45.1 (6.5) | 45.2 (6.2) |
BMI, mean (SD) | 26.8 (3.5) | 26.3 (5.2) | 26.6 (4.6) |
Waist, cm, mean (SD) | 94.2 (10.2) | 83.4 (12.3) | 87.9 (12.6) |
FP-glucose mmol/L, mean (SD) | 5.9 (0.9) | 5.6 (0.6) | 5.8 (0.8) |
BP systolic, mmHg, mean (SD) | 137.7 (16.5) | 132.2 (18.2) | 134.4 (0.7) |
BP diastolic, mmHg, mean (SD) | 83.5 (9.7) | 79.4 (9.5) | 81.1 (9.8) |
HDL-C, mmol/L, mean (SD) | 1.3 (0.3) | 1.5 (0.3) | 1.4 (0.3) |
Triglycerides, mmol/L, mean (SD) | 1.7 (1.3) | 1.2 (0.6) | 1.4 (1.0) |
ALT (U/L) mean (SD) | 18.0 (10.9) | 12.0 (7.6) | 14.5 (9.6) |
Hs-CRP (mg/L), mean (SD) | 1.7 (3.9) | 1.7 (2.3) | 1.7 (3.0) |
Life-style factors, n (%) | |||
Current smoker | 80 (28) | 82 (20) | 162 (23) |
Current use of alcohol | |||
Low (nothing) | 36 (12) | 85 (21) | 121 (18) |
Moderate | 167 (58) | 290 (72) | 457 (66) |
High | 86 (30) | 27 (7) | 113 (16) |
Physical activity n (%): | |||
Low | 41 (14) | 54 (13) | 95 (14) |
Moderate | 161 (56) | 240 (60) | 401 (58) |
High | 87 (30) | 108 (27) | 195 (28) |