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Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome

Table 4 Number of metabolic syndrome components according to age, blood pressure and adiposity indicators

From: Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and pre-metabolic syndrome in health professionals: LATINMETS Brazil study

	*Number of components*			P
	*0-1*	2	≥3
	*(n = 193)*	*(n = 21)*	*(n = 10)*
Age (years)*	26 (24–30)^a	30 (26.0-35.5)^b	37.5 (28.3-46.0)^b	<0.01
Blood pressure
Systolic (mmHg) *	105.3 (100.1-114.4)^a	116 (102.5-125.0)^ab	125.5 (119.7-132.6)^b	<0.01
Diastolic (mmHg)^†	66.1 ± 6.8^a	71.7 ± 9.0^b	79.3 ± 8.4^c	<0.01
Anthropometric indicators
Weight (kg)*	59.3 (53.9-68.1)^a	68.9 (60.8-82.3)^b	84.7 (73.3-90.2)^b	<0.01
Height (cm)^†	1.67 ± 0.08^a	1.69 ± 0.08^a	1.67 ± 0.09^a	0.669
BMI (kg/m²)^†	22.0 ± 2.7^a	25.0 ± 3.6^b	30.6 ± 4.9^c	<0.01
WC (cm)*	76 (71–82)^a	85 (80.0-92.7)^b	103.8 (89.3-107.4)^b	<0.01
HC (cm)^†	97.9 ± 5.7^a	101.7 ± 6.8^b	108.2 ± 11.4^c	<0.01
WHpR*	0.78 (0.74-0.83)^a	0.83 (0.79-0.90)^b	0.94 (0.90-1.01)^b	<0.01
BAI^†	27.4 ± 3.5^a	28.5 ± 4.3^a	32.2 ± 4.8^b	<0.01
COI*	1.16 (1.12-1.20)^a	1.21 (1.17-1.28)^b	1.33 (1.26-1.37)^b	<0.01
WHtR*	0.45 (0.43-0.49)^a	0.51 (0.47-0.54)^b	0.62 (0.55-0.68)^b	<0.01
Body composition
Body fat (%)^†	21.9 ± 6.1^a	26.1 ± 6.6^b	28.8 ± 8.5^b	<0.01
Fat mass (kg)*	12.9 (10.4-15.8)^a	17 (15.3-20.3)^b	24 (16.7-29.9)^b	<0.01
Lean mass (kg)*	45.2 (41.6-52.7)^a	50.2 (44.9-64.0)^ab	58.7 (49.0-68.8)^b	<0.01

Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, HC hip circumference, WHpR waist/hip ratio, BAI body adiposity index, COI conicity index, WHtR waist/height ratio.
*Nonparametric variables.
^†parametric variables.
ANOVA with post hoc Tukey test for parametric variables. Kruskal-Wallis test with post hoc Dunn’s test for nonparametric variables. Comparison between columns. Different letters indicate statistical difference between the values presented.
Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 2014.

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