Mitochondrial T16189C Polymorphism Is Associated with Metabolic Syndrome in the Mexican Population

Table 1

Characteristics of study population.

Characteristic	Control group	MetS group	value
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
n	35	65
Male/female	8/27	14/51
Age (y)	58.40 ± 11.44	58.08 ± 9.24	0.879
Waist circumference (cm)	93.31 ± 9.22	99.78 ± 9.32	0.001
Body mass index (kg/m^2)	26.41 ± 4.27	29.21 ± 5.07	0.006
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	107.83 ± 16.19	124.35 ± 18.37	<0.001
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	70.20 ± 8.69	77.15 ± 8.29	<0.001
Glucose (mg/dl)	112.06 ± 63.53	135.29 ± 55.90	0.062
Triglycerides (mg/dl)	118.23 ± 43.56	168.37 ± 97.67	0.005
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)	51.12 ± 12.12	41.52 ± 8.72	<0.001
HBA1C (%)	6.55 ± 1.90	7.98 ± 2.40	0.003