Gender Differences Relating to Metabolic Syndrome and Proinflammation in Finnish Subjects with Elevated Blood Pressure

Table 2

Insulin, hs-CRP, and cytokines according to the presence of metabolic syndrome.

Variables	MetS not present			MetS present
	Men (𝑛=181)	Women (𝑛=180)	𝑃value^†	Men (𝑛=97)	Women (𝑛=93)	𝑃value^†
	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)		Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)
fP-insulin, mU/L	9.2 (4.4)	8.4 (2.8)	.065	15.3 (7.8)	15.0 (12.4)	.85
hs-CRP, pg/mL	1.32 (1.58)	1.25 (1.37)	.65	1.68 (1.70)	2.35 (1.99)	.013
Adiponectin, 𝜇g/mL	5.02 (2.50)	8.87 (4.84)	<.001	4.11 (2.36)	6.64 (3.72)	<.001
IL-1Ra, pg/mL	157 (81)	174 (147)	.17	212 (208)	289 (242)	.014

^†Bootstrap type 𝑡-test. MetS: metabolic syndrome defined by the NCEP criteria. fp: fasting insulin. hs-CRP: high sensitive C-reactive protein. IL-1Ra: interleukin 1-receptor antagonist.