A Comparison of the Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome among Sri Lankan Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Using WHO, NCEP-ATP III, and IDF Definitions

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of study sample.

Category	Total		Male		Female		p
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Age	49.91	10.77	48.4	10.1	52.8	11.3	.030
Duration in years	5.04	5.71	4.8	5.8	5.4	5.6	.004
Waist circumference	90.32	10.58	90.4	10.0	89.9	11.2	.171
BMI	24.48	4.21	24.2	4.0	24.9	4.7	.060
SBP	124.30	17.40	122.5	17.4	127.5	18.2	.000
HbA1c	7.38	0.96	7.3	1.3	7.3	1.1	.464
TC	200.23	40.05	196.1	47.0	201.1	41.9	.005
LDL	125.35	36.55	122.5	39.5	126.5	37.3	.009
TG	117.15	51.20	118.6	55.9	110.3	44.6	.000
HDL	50.17	8.80	48.6	10.4	51.4	9.9	.000