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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the population comparing patients with metabolic syndrome (MS) and without MS

From: Utility of the waist-to-height ratio, waist circumference and body mass index in the screening of metabolic syndrome in adult patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus

Parameter

With MS

Without MS

p

(n = 30)

(n = 90)

Age (years)

35 (26–42)

28 (20–34)

0.002*

Evolution of T1D (years)

20 (14.7–28)

16 (11–25)

0.051

Gender

   

  Female

26%

74%

0.584

  Male

12%

88%

Smoking status

5%

18%

0.551

Insulin dose (U/day)

49 (40–69.8)

45.5 (39–57)

0.086*

(U/kg/day)

0.69 (0.52–0.98)

0.75 (0.59–0.97)

0.974

Weight (m)

1.62 (1.57–1.70)

1.66 (1.55–1.67)

0.269

BMI (kg/m2)

25 (23.8–28.7)

23.3 (21.3–26.4)

0.004*

WC (cm)

90.4 ± 10.7

79.6 ± 8.2

<0.01

  Male

92.1 ± 12.6

85.2 ± 6.1

0.032

  Female

89.6 ± 10.3

77.2 ± 7.88

<0.01

WHtR

0.54 (0.51–0.60)

0.49 (0.46–0.53)

<0.001*

Hypertension

14%

8%

<0.01

Dyslipidemia

18%

16%

0.02

Glycated hemoglobin (%)

8.8 (8–10)

8.2 (7.5–9.3)

0.036*

Total colesterol (mg/dl)

188 (169–210)

174.5 (153–206)

<0.012*

Tryglycerides (mg/dl)

175 (136–248)

88 (66–113)

<0.01*

c-HDL (mg/dl)

46 (37–53)

57 (48–66)

<0.01*

  Male

41 (37–48)

49 (44–60)

0.044

  Female

47 (37–55)

60 (53–69)

<0.01

  1. Results are reported as Mean ± SD or mean and IQR.
  2. *Mann–Whitney U test.
  3. Student t test.
  4. X2 test.