Research Article

Prevalence and Predictors of Metabolic Syndrome in Young Asymptomatic Gujarati Population

Table 4

Influence of age on prevalence and profile of metabolic syndrome.

VariableAge group (20–30) Age group (31–40) value

Gender
 Male 53 (64.6%) 104 (65.8%)0.0026
 Female 29 (35.4%) 54 (34.2%)0.0026
Lp. (a) (mg/dL) 26.89 ± 22.99 26.84 ± 25.240.9880
Blood sugar (mg/dL) 83.04 ± 13.16 92.09 ± 22.590.0010
TC (mg/dL)181.96 ± 33.66198.35 ± 42.060.0025
TG (mg/dL)126.17 ± 57.34173.56 ± 111.990.0004
HDL-C (mg/dL) 41.33 ± 10.04 40.53 ± 9.070.5329
LDL-C (mg/dL)115.39 ± 28.01123.14 ± 34.770.0822
VLDL (mg/dL) 25.24 ± 11.49 34.69 ± 22.420.0004
Total lipid (mg/dL)649.46 ± 80.85712.44 ± 135.430.0001
LDL-C/HDL-C 2.95 ± 1.06 3.17 ± 1.040.1239
TC/HDL-C 4.62 ± 1.29 5.09 ± 1.390.0116
Premature CAD 7 (8.5%) 25 (15.5%)0.0884
Addiction 9 (11.0%) 16 (10.1%)0.0012
SBP (mm/hg)137.18 ± 15.57138.37 ± 17.610.6063
DBP (mm/hg) 84.88 ± 11.38 87.49 ± 8.800.0505
BMI (kg/m2) 25.93 ± 4.15 26.01 ± 3.620.8775
WC (cm) 94.28 ± 9.27 95.42 ± 11.690.4441

Lp. (a): lipoprotein; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; VLDL: very low-density lipoprotein; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference.