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Table 5 Age-specific comparisons of the MetS components of Taiwanese with different urbanization status

From: Is impaired energy regulation the core of the metabolic syndrome in various ethnic groups of the USA and Taiwan?

 

< 35 yr

35-64 yr

65 + yr

Variables

Urban

Rural

Urban

Rural

Urban

Rural

All

N = 1246

N = 769

N = 2056

N = 1112

N = 348

N = 255

Age (years)

26.0 ± 5.2

26.2 ± 5.1

47.1 ± 7.8

47.6 ± 8.3

72.3 ± 5.3

72.7 ± 5.7

WC (cm)

75.3 ± 11.0

75.4 ± 11.0

80.8 ± 10.8

81.9 ± 10.6 *

85.5 ± 9.9

85.0 ± 9.5

Glucose (mg/dl)

85.3 ± 13.4

87.0 ± 12.5 *

95.1 ± 28.5

99.3 ± 33.9 *

102.5 ± 33.7

104.6 ± 35.5

Triglycerides(mg/dl)

99.9 ± 59.5

111.2 ± 70.7 *

133.7 ± 86.8

142.6 ±100.3 *

142.4 ± 77.2

149.1 ± 92.3

HDL (mg/dl)

54.7 ± 12.6

53.4 ± 13.3

56.9 ± 15.8

55.4 ± 15.4 *

56.1 ± 15.8

54.0 ± 15.9

LDL (mg/dl)

102.6 ± 23.4

107.8 ± 24.5 *

120.0 ± 26.3

120.7 ± 26.6

126.3 ± 27.4

123.4 ± 28.3

Total Cholesterol(mg/dl)

166.3 ± 31.5

171.2 ± 32.6 *

190.3 ± 36.3

190.1 ± 36.1

196.5 ± 36.9

191.4 ± 39.5

SBP (mm Hg)

105.7 ± 11.8

107.8 ± 12.3 *

115.3 ± 16.9

118.6 ± 17.2 *

133.2 ± 18.7

133.1 ± 18.3

DBP (mm Hg)

70.0 ± 9.4

71.0 ± 9.6 *

76.7 ± 11.4

77.6 ± 11.5 *

78.1 ± 10.8

78.3 ± 10.9

BMI (kg/m2)

21.9 ± 3.6

22.3 ± 3.8 *

23.7 ± 3.3

24.0 ± 3.6 *

23.8 ± 3.2

23.4 ± 3.1

Weight (Kg)

60.3 ± 12.5

60.4 ± 12.8

62.2 ± 11.1

62.8 ± 11.3

61.6 ± 10.0

60.5 ± 9.7

Height (cm)

165.4 ± 8.1

164.2 ± 8.0 *

161.7 ± 7.7

161.4 ± 7.6

160.8 ± 8.4

160.7 ± 7.9

HT drug (%)

0.2

0

7.6

7.8

32.8

33.7

DM drug (%)

0.2

0

3.4

3.8

12.1

11.4

Lipid drug (%)

0.08

0.13

2.0

1.5

5.7

6.7

Current smokers ¥ (%)

16.9

17.8

20.2

24.1 *

17.8

25.9 *

Males

N = 611

N = 360

N = 942

N = 559

N = 193

N = 162

Age (years)

25.7 ± 5.2

25.9 ± 5.2

47.2 ± 7.8

47.7 ± 8.5

72.6 ± 5.1

72.7 ± 5.4

WC (cm)

80.5 ± 10.9

80.7 ± 10.9

86.1 ± 9.9

86.2 ± 9.6

86.9 ± 10.2

86.6 ± 8.8

Glucose (mg/dl)

86.8 ± 15.5

87.5 ± 14.6

96.6 ± 32.3

100.2 ± 34.0

99.5 ± 27.4

103.8 ± 35.8

Triglycerides(mg/dl)

114.1 ± 68.0

132.5 ± 85.6 *

156.1 ± 98.9

164.4 ± 114.7 *

135.6 ± 72.0

148.4 ± 92.5

HDL (mg/dl)

51.5 ± 12.3

49.5 ± 13.0 *

52.2 ± 15.4

51.2 ± 15.5

53.4 ± 15.4

51.0 ± 15.6

LDL (mg/dl)

106.1 ± 25.5

109.3 ± 25.1

122.4 ± 25.4

121.2 ± 26.2

123.4 ± 26.3

121.2 ± 27.5

Total Cholesterol (mg/dl)

168.1 ± 34.4

170.8 ± 33.0

190.5 ± 34.2

188.7 ± 36.1

189.9 ± 34.1

186.0 ± 38.7

SBP (mm Hg)

111.5 ± 11.1

114.1 ± 11.3 *

118.4 ± 16.3

121.2 ± 16.7 *

132.2 ± 16.6

133.3 ± 18.9

DBP (mm Hg)

73.9 ± 8.9

74.9 ± 9.4

80.0 ± 11.1

80.2 ± 11.5

78.2 ± 10.6

79.1 ± 11.4

BMI (kg/m2)

22.9 ± 3.7

23.4 ± 3.9 *

24.3 ± 3.2

24.4 ± 3.1

23.3 ± 2.9

23.4 ± 2.8

Weight (Kg)

67.5 ± 11.9

68.1 ± 12.0

68.5 ± 10.1

67.9 ± 10.2

64.6 ± 9.9

63.7 ± 8.3

Height (cm)

171.5 ± 5.9

170.5 ± 5.7 *

167.7 ± 5.7

166.8 ± 5.7 *

166.3 ± 5.9

165.0 ± 5.3 *

HT drug (%)

0.3

0

7.0

7.2

33.7

36.4

DM drug (%)

0.3

0

3.6

4.3

13.5

9.3

Lipid drug (%)

0.2

0.3

2.0

1.3

5.2

5.6

Current smokers ¥ (%)

31.4

35.8

40.3

46.0

30.6

38.3

Females

N = 635

N = 409

N = 1114

N = 553

N = 155

N = 93

Age (years)

26.2 ± 5.2

26.4 ± 5.1

47.1 ± 7.9

47.5 ± 8.1

71.8 ± 5.6

72.8 ± 6.2

WC (cm)

70.3 ± 8.7

70.7 ± 8.8

76.3 ± 9.4

77.5 ± 9.8 *

83.6 ± 9.2

82.2 ± 10.1

Glucose (mg/dl)

83.9 ± 10.7

86.5 ± 10.3 *

93.8 ± 24.7

98.4 ± 33.7 *

106.2 ± 40.0

105.8 ± 35.0

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

86.3 ± 46.0

92.5 ± 47.0 *

114.8 ± 69.8

120.4 ± 77.1

150.8 ± 82.7

150.4 ± 92.3

HDL (mg/dl)

57.7 ± 12.1

56.8 ± 12.7 *

60.9 ± 14.9

59.6 ± 14.1

59.4 ± 15.7

59.3 ± 15.0

LDL (mg/dl)

99.3 ± 20.7

106.5 ± 24.0

118.0 ± 26.9

120.3 ± 27.0

129.9 ± 28.5

127.2 ± 29.3

Total Cholesterol (mg/dl)

164.5 ± 28.3

171.5 ± 32.3 *

190.2 ± 37.9

191.6 ± 36.1

204.6 ± 38.8

200.9 ± 39.4

SBP (mm Hg)

100.1 ± 9.6

102.2 ± 10.3 *

112.7 ± 17.1

115.9 ± 17.3 *

134.4 ± 21.0

132.7 ± 17.5

DBP (mm Hg)

66.3 ± 8.2

67.6 ± 8.4 *

73.8 ± 10.8

75.0 ± 10.8 *

77.8 ± 11.0

76.8 ± 9.7

BMI (kg/m2)

21.0 ± 3.2

21.3 ± 3.6

23.2 ± 3.4

23.7 ± 4.0 *

24.4 ± 3.5

23.5 ± 3.7 *

Weight (Kg)

53.4 ± 8.6

53.6 ± 9.2

56.8 ± 8.7

57.6 ± 9.9

57.8 ± 8.6

55.0 ± 9.5 *

Height (cm)

159.5 ± 5.0

158.5 ± 4.9 *

156.6 ± 5.0

155.9 ± 4.8 *

154.0 ± 5.6

153.0 ± 5.6

HT drug (%)

0

0

8.2

8.5

31.6

29.0

DM drug (%)

0

0

3.2

3.3

10.3

15.1

Lipid drug (%)

0

0

2.0

1.8

6.5

8.6

Current smokers ¥ (%)

3.0

2.0

3.1

2.0

1.9

4.3

  1. † At significant level α = 0.05, p-value < 0.05 (*) was used for two-sample t- test were used for comparing means between urban and rural Taiwanese in each gender and age-specific strata.
  2. ¥ Current smokers were considered to subjects who have a life-time smoking experience of ≥ 100 cigarettes and currently smoke
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