| Group | MS group | Non-MS group | x2 or t | P-value |
| Cases (Male/Female) | 120 (36/84) | 285 (114/171) | 3.205 | >0.05 |
| Age (years) | 51.10 ± 5.27 | 49.13 ± 6.27 | 2.93 | <0.01 |
| Weight (Kg) | 68.54 ± 10.98 | 61.70 ± 10.44 | 5.92 | <0.01 |
| BMI (Kg/m2) | 26.3 ± 3.0 | 23.9 ± 1.7 | 6.99 | <0.01 |
| wc (cm) | 89.63 ± 7.30 | 80.23 ± 7.90 | 11.00 | <0.01 |
| hc (cm) | 94.85 ± 6.59 | 90.53 ± 5.21 | 6.36 | <0.01 |
| HDL (mmol/l) | 1.24 ± 0.26 | 1.30 ± 0.22 | -2.17 | <0.05 |
| CHO (mmol/l) | 5.24 ± 1.26 | 5.12 ± 0.94 | 0.90 | >0.05 |
| FPG (mmol/l) | 5.94 ± 1.29 | 5.53 ± 1.36 | 3.40 | <0.01 |
| 2h-PG (mmol/l) | 9.24 ± 2.49 | 7.48 ± 1.75 | 3.83 | <0.01 |
| HbA | 5.95 ± 0.97 | 5.64 ± 0.94 | 3.042 | <0.01 |
| ALT (U/L) | 27.94 ± 5.38 | 28.31 ± 4.32 | 0.154 | >0.05 |
| AST (U/L) | 23.21 ± 5.21 | 22.91 ± 4.45 | 0.301 | >0.05 |
| Cr (umol/l) | 57.61 ± 11.57 | 60.68 ± 14.03 | 1.568 | >0.05 |
| UA (umol/l) | 287.82 ± 45.98 | 271.51 ± 41.89 | 1.803 | >0.05 |
| Fat (%) | 35.49 ± 5.58 | 30.62 ± 6.50 | 6.614 | <0.01 |
| VPT (V) | 12.19 ± 3.56 | 11.38 ± 2.93 | 2.416 | <0.05 |