Spexin Levels Are Associated with Metabolic Syndrome Components

Table 2

Spexin levels according to various definitions of MetS.

	Median (–)	value	value
MetS criteria (overall)
NCEP ATP III
Non-MetS	0.26 (0.17–0.50)	<0.001	0.33
MetS	0.18 (0.13–0.24)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Non-MetS	0.27 (0.17–0.50)	<0.001	0.05
MetS	0.18 (0.13–0.23)
International Diabetes Federation (IDF)
Non-MetS	0.21 (0.16–0.50)	0.009	0.95
MetS	0.17 (0.13–0.31)
Female
NCEP ATP III
Non-MetS	0.28 (0.18–0.58)	0.001	0.62
MetS	0.19 (0.15–0.33)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Non-MetS	0.31 (0.18–0.55)	<0.001	0.18
MetS	0.19 (0.13–0.31)
International Diabetes Federation (IDF)
Non-MetS	0.28 (0.18–0.58)	0.03	0.89
MetS	0.19 (0.15–0.37)
Male
NCEP ATP III
Non-MetS	0.18 (0.14–0.20)	0.56	0.34
MetS	0.16 (0.13–0.19)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Non-MetS	0.17 (0.12–0.20)	0.87	0.42
MetS	0.16 (0.13–0.19)
International Diabetes Federation (IDF)
Non-MetS	0.16 (0.12–0.19)	0.96	0.80
MetS	0.16 (0.13–0.19)

Note: Data presented as medians (1st quartile–3rd quartile). indicates values adjusted for age and BMI.