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Table 1 Metabolic syndrome characteristics of study participants by gender and depressive symptoms

From: Depressive symptoms and metabolic syndrome components among older Chinese adults

 

Total

 

Women

 

Men

 
 

No depressive symptoms (n = 4214)

Depressive symptoms (n = 365)

P

No depressive Symptoms (n = 2124)

Depressive symptoms (n = 255)

P

No depressive symptoms (n = 2090)

Depressive symptoms (n = 110)

P

Metabolic syndrome, n (%)

843 (19.99)

76 (20.82)

0.70

548 (25.77)

60 (23.53)

0.44

295 (14.12)

16 (14.55)

0.90

High BMIa, n (%)

825 (19.59)

59 (15.89)

0.09

382 (17.99)

37 (14.51)

0.17

444 (21.20)

21 (19.09)

0.59

High BPb, n (%)

3604 (85.54)

326 (89.32)

0.047

1863 (87.71)

234 (91.76)

0.058

1741 (83.34)

92 (83.63)

0.94

High triglyceridesc, n (%)

931 (22.08)

80 (21.92)

0.94

561 (26.38)

63 (24.71)

0.57

370 (17.71)

17 (15.45)

0.55

Low HDLd, n (%)

965 (22.89)

87 (23.84)

0.68

720 (33.88)

74 (29.02)

0.12

245 (11.73)

13 (11.82)

0.98

Glucose componente, n (%)

462 (10.97)

50 (13.70)

0.11

237 (11.16)

33 (12.94)

0.40

225 (10.77)

17 (15.45)

0.13

BMI, mean (SD), kg/m2

23.32 (2.61)

22.81 (2.82)

< 0.001

23.26 (2.61)

22.66 (2.89)

0.001

23.39 (2.62)

23.14 (2.65)

0.33

Fasting glucose, mean (SD), mmol/L

5.58 (1.10)

5.68 (1.57)

0.25

5.64 (1.11)

5.65 (1.35)

0.86

5.53 (1.08)

5.75 (1.99)

0.26

Systolic BP, mean ± SD, mm Hg

144.24 (19.75)

145.14 (18.68)

0.41

147.55 (19.75)

148.02 (18.19)

0.71

140.89 (19.20)

138.45 (18.14)

0.19

Diastolic BP, mean ± SD, mm Hg

85.83 (11.18)

84.57 (11.49)

0.04

85.35 (10.81)

84.97 (11.56)

0.60

86.31 (11.53)

83.64 (11.31)

0.02

Triglycerides, mean ± SD, mmol/L

1.36 (0.81)

1.33 (0.77)

0.57

1.45 (0.78)

1.42 (0.84)

0.57

1.27 (0.83)

1.13 (0.51)

0.012

HDL, mean ± SD, mmol/L

1.46 (0.39)

1.49 (0.41)

0.09

1.48 (0.37)

1.51 (0.38)

0.23

1.43 (0.40)

1.46 (0.48)

0.58

Diabetes, n (%)

329 (7.81)

38 (10.41)

0.08

176 (8.29)

26 (10.20)

0.30

153 (7.32)

12 (10.91)

0.16

Antihypertensive medication, n (%)

2174 (51.61)

199 (54.52)

0.29

1110 (52.28)

138 (54.12)

0.58

1064 (50.93)

61 (55.45)

0.36

  1. BMI body mass index; BP blood pressure; HDL high-density lipoprotein; SD standard deviation
  2. a BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2
  3. bSystolic BP ≥ 130 mm Hg or diastolic BP ≥ 85 mm Hg or antihypertensive medication
  4. c Blood triglycerides ≥ 1.7 mmol/L
  5. d HDL cholesterol < 1.0 mmol/L in men and  < 1.3 mmol/L in women
  6. e Fasting plasma glucose ≥ 7.0 mmol/L or with a history of diabetes
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