| Characteristics | With metabolic syndrome (N = 60) | Without metabolic syndrome (N = 40) | p value |
| Age, (mean, yrs) | 52.1 | 48.9 | 0.75 |
| Gender | |||
| Male, n (%) | 49 (56.3%) | 38 (43.7%) | 0.10 |
| Female, n (%) | 11 (84.6%) | 2 (15.4%) | |
| Smoking, n (%) | 14 (23.3%) | 14 (35%) | 0.30 |
| History of hypertension, n (%) | 30 (50.0%) | 12 (30.0%) | 0.05 |
| History of diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 19 (31.7%) | 7 (17.5%) | 0.18 |
| Obesity, n (%) | 14 (23.3%) | 6 (15%) | 0.44 |
| History of coronary artery disease, n (%) | 10 (16.7%) | 5 (12.5%) | 0.78 |
| Increased total cholesterol, n (%) | 52 (86.7%) | 27 (67.5%) | 0.04 |
| Increased non-HDL, n (%) | 40 (66.7%) | 18 (45%) | 0.03 |
| Increased low density lipoprotein, n (%) | 21 (35.0%) | 10 (25.0%) | 0.40 |
| Increased total cholesterol/HDL ratio, n (%) | 6 (10.0%) | 5 (12.5%) | 0.95 |
| Left ventricle dysfunction, n (%) | 40 (66.7%) | 31 (77.5%) | 0.34 |
| Myocardial infarction, n (%) | 24 (40%) | 23 (57.5%) | >0.05 |
| Unstable angina, n (%) | 36 (60%) | 17 (42.5%) | |
| Abnormal CAG, n (%) | 46 (76.7%) | 26 (65.0%) | 0.29 |
| Single vessel disease, n (%) | 16 (26.7%) | 13 (32.5%) | 0.56 |
| Double vessel disease, n (%) | 15 (25.0%) | 8 (20.0%) | |
| Triple vessel disease, n (%) | 15 (25.0%) | 5 (12.5%) | |
| Components of metabolic syndrome | |||
| Increased waist circumference, n (%) | 50 (83.3%) | 18 (45%) | 0.0001 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 42 (70.0%) | 5 (12.5%) | ≤0.001 |
| High fasting blood sugar, n (%) | 46 (76.7%) | 18 (45.0%) | 0.0025 |
| Decreased HDL, n (%) | 22 (36.7%) | 8 (20.0%) | 0.03 |
| Increased triglycerides, n (%) | 47 (78.3%) | 21 (52.5%) | 0.01 |