Comparison of Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2 and High Sensitive C-Reactive Protein as Determinants of Metabolic Syndrome in Subjects without Coronary Heart Disease: In Search of the Best Predictor

Table 2

Anthropometric measurements and laboratory data for all subjects divided by gender.

	Total; ()	Men; ()	Women; ()
BMI				NS
Waist circumference (cm)				<0.01
Waist ≥ 90/80 cm; (men/women), (%)	115 (76%)	61 (74%)	54 (79%)	NS
SBP (mm Hg)				<0.0001
DBP (mm Hg)				<0.0001
Blood glucose (mg/dL)				NS
Total-C (mg/dL)				NS
HDL-C (mg/dL)				<0.0001
LDL-C (mg/dL)				NS
Non-HDL-C (mg/dL)				NS
Creatinine (mg/dL)				<0.0001
hsCRP (mg/L)				NS
Lp-PLA2 (nmol/mL/min)				<0.0001

Values expressed as mean ± SD, except where indicated.
BMI: body mass index; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; hsCRP: high sensitive C-reactive protein; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Lp-PLA2: lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2; NS: not significant; SBP: systolic blood pressure; SD: standard deviation; total-C: total cholesterol.