Incidence of Metabolic Syndrome and Its Risk Factors among Type 2 Diabetes Clinic Attenders in Isfahan, Iran
Table 1
Age and age-adjusted means (SE) and proportions of selected characteristics among 1461 men and 1586 women.
Variables
Men
Women
Mean (SE)
Mean (SE)
Age at registration (yr.)
52.3 (0.28)
48.7 (0.27)***
Duration of diabetes (yr.)
6.5 (0.16)
6.2 (0.15)
Age at diagnosis (yr.)
43.9 (0.16)
44.2 (0.15)
BMI (Kg/m2)
24.0 (0.11)
25.7 (0.10)***
Systolic BP (mmHg)
116.1 (0.37)
115.1 (0.35)*
Diastolic BP (mmHg)
72.0 (0.27)
71.8 (0.25)
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL)
203.4 (2.11)
199.0 (2.02)
HbA1 (%)
8.8 (0.10)
8.5 (0.10)*
Creatinine (mg/dL)
1.04 (0.03)
0.88 (0.02)***
Triglyceride (mg/dL)
164.2 (3.21)
156.0 (3.10)
Cholesterol (mg/dL)
201.0 (1.25)
213.1 (1.20)***
HDL Cholesterol (mg/dL)
46.9 (0.66)
55.8 (0.66)***
LDL Cholesterol (mg/dL)
118.4 (2.32)
126.6 (2.34)*
%
%
Obesity (BMI ≥30)
Currentsmoker
32.5
2.6***
Dyslipidemia†
37.1
32.6*
Therapeutic regimen
Diet
21.7
23.4*
Oral agent
61.5
60.6
Insulin
16.9
16.1
Education
Primary or below
46.7
72.2***
Secondary
32.3
22.2
Matriculation or above
21.0
5.6
*
, **, and ***. BP: blood pressure; HDL: high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. †Dyslipidemia: triglyceride ≥150 mg/dL (≥1.7 mmol/L) or HDL cholesterol < 40 mg/dL (<0.9 mmol/L) in men or <50 mg/dL (<1.0 mmol/L) in women.
