Research Article
Serum Osteocalcin Is Associated with Inflammatory Factors in Metabolic Syndrome: A Population-Based Study in Chinese Males
Table 1
Baseline demographic characteristics (n = 2,043).
| Variable | Median (25–75th percentiles) or (%) |
| Age (yr) | 36 (29–45) | <30 | 554 (27.1) | 30–40 | 773 (37.8) | >40 | 716 (35.0) | Smoking status | | Current smoker | 1028 (50.3) | Former smoker | 84 (4.1) | Never smoked | 931 (45.6) | Alcoholic drinker | | Yes | 1750 (85.7) | No | 29 (14.3) | Physical examination | | Body mass index (kg/m2) | 23.1 (20.8–25.5) | Waist circumference (cm) | 80.5 (73.5–87.5) | Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 120 (110–126) | Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 80 (70–80) | Osteocalcin (ng/mL) | 22.9 (18.8–28.6) | Inflammatory factors | | High sensitivity C-reactive protein (mg/L) | 0.55 (0.25–1.28) | Complement C3 (IU/mL) | 1.11 (0.97–1.26) | Complement C4 (IU/mL) | 0.32 (0.27–0.38) | IgM (IU/mL) | 1.23 (0.9–1.7) | IgG (IU/mL) | 13.2 (11.5–14.9) | IgA (IU/mL) | 2.36 (1.79–2.97) | IgE (IU/mL) | 126.6 (51.8–317.0) | Metabolic factors | | HDL (mmol/L) | 1.35 (1.18–1.57) | Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.13 (0.78–1.76) | Fasting glucose (mmol/L) | 5.2 (4.9–5.6) | Insulin (mlU/L) | 6.5 (4.42–9.76) | HOMA | 0.83 (0.57–1.27) |
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