Parameter

Total

n-187

Control

n-62

Case

n-125

p-value

Age (years)

48.2 ± 14.2

47.3 ± 15.0

50.4 ± 13.4

0.1541

Anthropometric Parameters

Weight (kg)

71.6 ± 16.4

69.2 ± 15.7

73.0 ± 17.9

0.1393

Height (m)

1.6 ± 0.01

1.7 ± 0.01

1.6 ± 0.01

0.1049

BMI (kg/m²)

26.9 ± 5.5

25.6 ± 5.5

27.7 ± 6.7

0.0181

WC (cm)

87.7 ± 14.1

79.2 ± 11.8

92.5 ± 12.3

<0.0001

HC (cm)

102.5 ± 15.5

98.1 ± 11.8

104.9 ± 16.8

0.0025

WHR

0.86 ± 0.01

0.81 ± 0.01

0.89 ± 0.01

<0.0001

Hemodynamic Parameters

SBP (mmHg)

131 ± 26.0

113.9 ± 12.6

140.7 ± 26.8

<0.0001

DBP (mmHg)

80.9 ± 13.7

73.7 ± 8.7

85.0 ± 13.4

<0.0001

Biochemical Assays

FBG (mmol/l)

8.1 ± 0.4

5.3 ± 0.1

9.7 ± 0.5

<0.0001

TC (mmol/l)

5.2 ± 0.1

4.5 ± 0.1

5.5 ± 0.1

<0.0001

TG (mmol/l)

1.4 ± 0.1

1.1 ± 0.1

1.6 ± 0.1

0.0004

HDL-C (mmol/l)

1.6 ± 0.04

1.4 ± 0.04

1.7 ± 0.1

0.0002

LDL-C (mmol/l)

2.9 ± 0.1

2.6 ± 0.1

3.1 ± 0.1

<0.0001

VLDL-C (mmol/l)

0.3 ± 0.01

0.2 ± 0.02

0.3 ± 0.01

0.0004