Familial Aggregation of Metabolic Syndrome Indicators in Portuguese Families

Table 1

Sample descriptive characteristics (means ± standard deviations).

	Fathers (𝑛=252)	Mothers (𝑛=464)	Sons (𝑛=317)	Daughters (𝑛=330)
Age (yrs)	46.8±8.9	43.8±8.6	14.0±6.2	14.9±8.3
Height (cm)	169.9±6.6	158.1±6.3	157.2±16.3	152.8±12.5
Weight (kg)	81.8±13.2	68.6±12.4	55.9±17.8	53.1±15.1
BMI (kg/m^2)	28.3±4.1	27.5±4.7	22.1±4.3	22.4±4.6
WC (cm)	95.8±10.8	86.2±11.6	74.7±12.1	73.3±13.5
SBP (mmHg)	133.7±17.3	124.9±16.5	116.0±13.9	113.9±12.7
DBP (mmHg)	81.64±10.62	77.37±10.93	65.38±9.51	67.62±9.00
HDL (mg/dL)	46.4±15.1	55.8±14.6	49.5±14.9	52.8±13.6
TG (mmol/L)	1.74±1.11	1.28±0.68	0.78±0.41	0.92±0.55
Glucose (mg/dL)	97.5±19.1	86.2±11.7	83.8±8.7	82.7±8.6

BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; HDL: high density lipoprotein; TG: triglycerides.