Research Article
Optimal Waist Circumference Cut-Off Point for Multiple Risk Factor Aggregation: Results from the Maracaibo City Metabolic Syndrome Prevalence Study
Table 2
Clinical and biochemical parameters evaluated by gender, Maracaibo, 2014.
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() | P* | | | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD |
| | Age (years) | 40.1 ± 15.4 | 37.1 ± 14.4 | 7.15 × 10−5 | | Body Mass Index (Kg/m2) | 27.8 ± 6.2 | 28.7 ± 6.3 | 0.001 | | Waist circumference (cm) | 90.7 ± 13.7 | 98.2 ± 15.9 | 4.2 × 10−28 | | Fasting glycemia (mg/dL) | 93.9 ± 17.4 | 94.3 ± 21.5 | 0.911 | | Fasting insulin (UI/mL) | 14.4 ± 9.2 | 14.7 ± 9.8 | 0.526 | | HOMA2-IR | 2.13 ± 1.30 | 2.16 ± 1.41 | 0.530 | | TAG (mg/dL) | 113.1 ± 79.7 | 139.1 ± 100.4 | 9.3 × 10−13 | | VLDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 23.4 ± 17.5 | 28.7 ± 22.8 | 1.5 × 10−9 | | Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 193.6 ± 44.4 | 187.7 ± 47.6 | 0.001 | | HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 47.2 ± 11.9 | 41.1 ± 11.4 | 7.9 × 10−34 | | LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 123.6 ± 37.6 | 119.1 ± 38.9 | 0.005 | | SBP (mmHg) | 116.9 ± 17.2 | 121.6 ± 15.9 | 3.7 × 10−11 | | DBP (mmHg) | 75.3 ± 10.8 | 78.6 ± 11.6 | 5.5 × 10−12 |
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(*) Student’s -test (after logarithmic transformation).
SD = standard deviation; TAG = triacylglycerides; VLDL-cholesterol = very low density lipoprotein; HDL-cholesterol = high density lipoprotein; LDL-cholesterol = low density lipoprotein; SBP = systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure.
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