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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of NEO study population without pre-existing CVD

From: Association of metabolic syndrome and electrocardiographic markers of subclinical cardiovascular disease

 

Metabolic syndrome

No (76%)

Yes (24%)

Age, years

55.3 (5.2)

56.5 (7.9)

Sex, men, %

39.9

52.6

Ethnicity, white, %

95

96

BMI, kg/m2

25.0 (3.0)

30.1 (6.4)

Smoking, %

 Never

40.8

33.5

 Former

44.3

48.0

 Current

14.9

18.5

Alcohol intake, g/dag

9.7 (3.2–20.9)

10.4 (2.0–24.6)

Physical activity, MET-hour/week

30.9 (16.9–51.0)

25.8 (11.8–45.2)

Education level, low, (%)a

16.0

28.0

Fasting plasma glucose, mg/dL

93.7 (88.3–98.9)

105.7 (98.9–114.2)

Use of glucose lowering therapy, %

0.6

7.6

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

127.6 (14.1)

137.6 (22.6)

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

81.7 (8.5)

87.9 (13.4)

Use of antihypertensive therapy, %

14.5

40.3

Waist circumference (cm)

 Men

94.4 (7.7)

106.9 (13.9)

 Women

83.6 (9.0)

101.1 (15.4)

Triglycerides, mg/dL

78.8 (59.3–106.3)

160.3 (111.6–208.1)

HDL, mg/dL

 Men

55.8 (11.0)

43.3 (15.4)

 Women

71.5 (13.9)

53.4 (18.8)

Use of lipid lowering therapy,  %

4.8

18.8

  1. Data are presented as mean (SD), median (IQR) or percentage. Results were based on analyses weighted towards the BMI distribution of the general population
  2. BMI Body Mass Index, MET metabolic equivalent of task
  3. aLower education: none, primary school, lower vocational education