Spexin Levels Are Associated with Metabolic Syndrome Components
Table 1
General characteristics of participants according to the presence of MetS.
Parameters
Non-MetS
MetS
value
value
136 (52.3)
124 (47.7)
—
—
M/F
21/115
41/83
—
—
Age (years)
33.1 ± 8.7
42.4 ± 10.3
<0.001
—
BMI (kg/m2)
27.6 ± 5.6
33.1 ± 5.6
<0.001
—
Waist-hip ratio
0.8 ± 0.1
0.9 ± 0.1
<0.001
<0.001
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
112.9 ± 13.3
124.9 ± 14.6
<0.001
<0.001
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
68.1 ± 10.0
78.2 ± 10.2
<0.001
<0.001
Glucose (mmol/l)
5.1 ± 0.9
6.2 ± 0.7
<0.001
<0.001
Hba1c (%)
5.1 ± 0.6
5.6 ± 0.6
<0.001
<0.001
Triglycerides (mmol/l)#
1.2 (0.9–1.5)
1.8 (1.3–2.4)
<0.001
<0.001
Total cholesterol (mmol/l)
4.9 ± 1.3
5.0 ± 1.2
0.61
0.958
HDL cholesterol (mmol/l)
1.3 ± 0.4
1.0 ± 0.3
<0.001
<0.001
LDL cholesterol (mmol/l)
3.0 ± 1.0
3.1 ± 1.0
0.75
0.92
25(OH)D (nmol/l)#
34.8 (23.0–58.6)
39.5 (24.1–68.1)
0.04
0.90
Calcium (mmol/l)
2.3 ± 0.2
2.2 ± 0.2
0.71
0.39
Phosphorous (mmol/l)
1.1 ± 1.0
1.2 ± 0.3
0.46
0.49
Spexin (ng/ml)#
0.26 (0.17–0.5)
0.18 (0.13–0.2)
<0.001
0.33
Note: Data presented as mean ± SD and medians (1st quartile–3rd quartile) for nonnormal variables, respectively; # indicates nonnormal variables; indicates values adjusted for age and BMI.
