The Antioxidant Status and Concentrations of Coenzyme Q10 and Vitamin E in Metabolic Syndrome

Table 1

Characteristics of subjects.

	MS; (𝑛=72)	Non-MS; (𝑛=105)
Male/female (n)	43/29	52/53
Age (y)	53.3±11.6^1	52.0±8.1
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	141.9±11.8^∗	118.8±16.8
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	88.5±10.3^∗	77.7±9.8
Waist circumference (cm)	96.0±12.4^∗	80.6±13.6
Fasting glucose (mmol/L)	7.5±2.6^∗	5.2±1.1
TC (mmol/L)	4.9±1.0	5.1±0.9
TG (mmol/L)	1.9±0.9^∗	1.3±0.6
LDL-C (mmol/L)	3.2±0.9^∗	2.9±0.7
HDL-C (mmol/L)	1.2±0.3^∗	1.4±0.4
TC/HDL-C	4.4±1.2^∗	3.9±1.2
Dietary intake
Energy (Kcal/d)	2002.8±529.9	1905.0±694.4
Protein (g/d)	67.7±20.8	76.3±36.9
Percentage of total calories	(13.6%)	(16.0%)
Fat (g/d)	74.7±27.3^∗	60.5±32.3
Percentage of total calories	(33.4%)	(28.6%)
Carbohydrate (g/d)	264.1±76.3	265.8±104.1
Percentage of total calories	(53.0%)	(55.8%)
Polyunsaturated fatty acid (g/d)	26.9±13.2^∗	21.2±12.3
Percentage of total calories	(12.1%)	(10.0%)
Monounsaturated fatty acid (g/d)	22.6±11.0^∗	18.8±12.6
Percentage of total calories	(10.2%)	(8.9%)
Saturated fatty acid (g/d)	20.4±10.3^∗	17.2±11.5
Percentage of total calories	(9.2%)	(8.1%)
Vitamin E (mg α-T.E./d)	6.6±3.4^∗	5.5±3.4
Vitamin E/fat (mg α-T.E./g)	0.1±0.0	0.1±0.1

1Mean ± SD. *Values were significantly different between case and control groups.
HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; LDL-C: low density lipoprotein-cholesterol; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride.