Clinical Study

Variations of Lipoprotein(a) Levels in the Metabolic Syndrome: A Report from the Maracaibo City Metabolic Syndrome Prevalence Study

Table 5

Serum Lp(a) concentration in the general population and by gender according to specific diagnostic combinations for the metabolic syndrome. The Maracaibo City Metabolic Syndrome Prevalence Study, 2013.

Metabolic syndrome Number of criteria for MS Lp(a) (mg/dL)
Females Males Total
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD

Without MSNo criteriaHealthy18524.7911.6324.3112.5024.5412.070.790
1 criterionW18926.9012.2526.4711.2026.7211.800.806
B2022.558.2726.7410.3226.3210.030.589
G2725.9911.3118.2313.1920.5312.950.159
H12225.0311.1526.3310.7625.4610.990.538
T930.2314.3727.5215.7628.4214.450.810
2 criteriaWB10326.2311.7429.4712.4727.8012.150.177
WG5224.4112.0326.2515.0825.1213.170.628
WH23327.4510.3725.9413.0827.1410.970.397
WT1622.1212.6531.7411.8328.7312.540.162
BG1434.458.6718.8214.3223.2914.590.067
BH1926.508.3221.5411.5923.3710.540.337
BT0
GH2026.7516.4923.3416.7125.5616.210.666
GT420.4211.7820.4211.78
HT1630.218.6632.2810.8331.249.530.680
With MS3 criteriaWBG4633.4913.4726.2114.5628.9014.460.099
WBH13330.6112.7332.2613.2731.1712.890.487
WBT3834.7813.2632.1114.3232.8813.900.598
WGH6523.8213.9921.5312.7922.9013.470.506
WGT1725.4917.5627.3316.0826.5716.180.826
WHT9228.6711.1231.5513.1229.9912.090.257
BGH225.892.5225.892.52
BGT533.756.4323.8315.8227.8012.850.478
GHT428.8130.6461.4036.9629.85
BHT216.8520.5816.8520.58
4 criteriaWBGH9728.5211.8328.6612.4528.5812.060.957
WBGT3432.1617.1427.7015.3529.0115.770.461
WBHT8234.4211.6926.9211.5230.5812.140.004
BGHT329.6024.309.0526.077.09
WGHT4629.2310.4827.3614.2328.3412.310.612
5 criteriaAll11229.2013.6228.7312.0928.9512.780.846

W: high waist circumference; B: high blood pressure; G: high basal glucose; H: low HDL-C; T: high TAG.
*Student’s -test.