Xanthine Oxidase Activity Is Associated with Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease and Inflammatory and Oxidative Status Markers in Metabolic Syndrome: Effects of a Single Exercise Session

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of the study populations.

Parameters	Controls; (𝑛=9)	MS; (𝑛=8)	𝑃
Sex (F/M)	(5/4)	(4/4)
Age (years)	50.56±5.36	50.00±7.69	0.863
BMI (kg/m^2)	24.47±1.10	37.14±5.19	<0.001
AC (cm)
Female	74.60±9.69	114.63±10.96	0.001
Male	94.00±4.69	120.88±10.38	0.003
Total-C (mg/dL)	198.44±31.16	218.88±39.77	0.253
LDL-C (mg/dL)	167.60±29.28	167.30±28.82	0.983
HDL-C (mg/dL)
Female	63.80±10.13	48.50±7.59	0.041
Male	63.50±4.95	43.67±8.02	0.048
TG (mg/dL)	90.67±30.81	211.25±76.30	<0.001
AIP	0.13±0.18	0.63±0.21	<0.001
Glucose (mmol/L)	86.00±5.32	104.38±13.50	0.001
Insulin	4.23±1.52	19.84±5.80	0.003
HOMA	0.90±0.34	5.22±2.12	0.000
hsCRP (mg/dL)	0.12±0.09	0.79±0.29	<0.001
SBP (mmHg)	115.56±13.79	145.13±10.97	0.002
DBP (mmHg)	77.11±13.38	93.75±8.76	0.009

Data are expressed as mean ± SD. BMI: body mass indices, AC: abdominal circumference, Total-C: total cholesterol, LDL-C: low density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C: high density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG: triglycerides, AIP: log.(TG/HDL-c); atherogenic index of plasma, HOMA: ((Glucose/18) * insulin)/22,5; homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance, hsCPR: high sensitive C protein reactivity, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure. Student’s 𝑡-test.