Predictors of Metabolic Syndrome in the Iranian Population: Waist Circumference, Body Mass Index, or Waist to Hip Ratio?

Table 1

Baseline characteristics and clinical parameters in men and women with and without MetS.

Variables		Men			Women
	Without MetS; (𝑁=154)	with MetS; (𝑁=82)	𝑃 value	Without MetS; (𝑁=120)	with MetS; (𝑁=112)	𝑃 value
Hypertension (%)	18 (11.7)	40 (48.8)	<0.001	18 (15.0)	37 (33.0)	0.001
Diabetes mellitus (%)	4 (2.6)	29 (35.4)	<0.001	3 (2.5)	39 (34.8)	<0.001
Dyslipidemia (%)	100 (64.9)	73 (89.0)	<0.001	79 (65.8)	105 (93.8)	<0.001
Age (years)	57.58±10.22	57.68±9.69	0.942	54.21/8.50	56.25/9.05	0.078
BMI (kg/m^2)	25.62±3.32	29.13±3.44	<0.001	28.41/4.61	32.26/4.53	<0.001
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	118.47±15.40	135.52±16.35	<0.001	119.04/18.63	128.90/17.19	<0.001
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	77.29±7.12	84.80±8.05	<0.001	76.93/7.49	80.10/9.30	0.005
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL)	83.86±20.24	108.06±47.16	<0.001	81.93/11.54	109.80/45.94	<0.001
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	200.86±37.52	210.85±46.65	0.078	213.18/35.54	218.48/45.12	0.319
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	45.23±11.04	38.38±6.96	<0.001	53.80/11.56	44.79/9.31	<0.001
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	117.01±25.14	117.28±28.08	0.939	101.03/24.25	121.71/27.77	0.844
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	142.35/63.99	269.63/196.30	<0.001	134.18/60.38	232.85/123.59	<0.001