MetS – ve (n = 147)

MetS + ve (n = 53)

p value

Age (mean ± SD) in years

67.9 ± 6.5

69.9 ± 7.8

0.020

Females

81 (68.1%)

38 (31.9%)

0.032

Males

66 (81.5%)

15 (18.5%)

W.C in males (cm) (mean ± SD)

111.7 ± 13.9

113.9 ± 13.7

0.018

W.C in females (cm) (mean ± SD)

104.4 ± 9.6

106.9 ± 10.0

0.049

BMI (Kg/m²)

27.8 ± 5.8

29.6 ± 6.3

0.001

Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

126.7 ± 20.7

145.3 ± 29.1

<0.001

Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

76.6 ± 14.9

82.5 ± 11.6

0.002

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

145.1 ± 38.0

156.8 ± 60.7

0.001

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

198.0 ± 20.5

201 ± 21.3

0.174

HDL (mg/dL)

46.7 ± 6.0

41.2 ± 8.8

<0.001

LDL (mg/dL)

123.5 ± 13.3

127 ± 16.2

0.283

Fasting blood sugar (mg/dL)

90.3 ± 18.2

105.0 ± 23.6

<0.001

Uric acid (mg/dL)

5.1 ± 1.8

5.8 ± 2.1

<0.001