Table 2 Comparison between patients with and without metabolic syndrome
From: Osteoporosis, vertebral fractures and metabolic syndrome in postmenopausal women
|  | Metabolic syndrome (N = 62) | Absence of metabolic syndrome (N = 208) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (yrs): mean (SD) | 63.3 (8.4) | 60.1 (7.5) | 0.013 |
Weight (Kg): mean (SD) | 79.7 (10.2) | 74.2 (11.7) | 0.001 |
Height (m): mean (SD) | 1.55 (0.05) | 1.55 (0.06) | NS |
BMI (Kg/m2): mean (SD) | 33.2 (6.0) | 32.0 (6.6) | NS |
Diabetes: n (%) | 49 (79.0) | 30 (14.4) | 0.0001 |
Hypertension: n (%) | 56 (90.3) | 38 (18.3) | 0.0001 |
Dyslipidemia: n (%) | 40 (64.5) | 26 (12.5) | 0.0001 |
Low physical activity: mean (SD) | 39 (62.9) | 140 (67.3) | NS |
Low calcium intake: mean (SD) | 30 (48.4) | 97 (46.6) | NS |
Number of pregnancies: n (%) | 6.0 (2.7) | 5.0 (2.3) | 0.008 |
Years since menopause (yrs): mean (SD) | 12.6 (8.5) | 11.1 (7.9) | 0.002 |
Waist circumference (cm): mean (SD) | 107.1 (9.7) | 102.7 (10.8) | 0.002 |
Hip circumference (cm): mean (SD) | 117.1 (17.7) | 111.7 (11.8) | 0.03 |
History of traumatic fractures: n (%) | 20 (32.3) | 49 (23.6) | NS |
Lumbar spine (g/cm2): mean (SD) | 1.025 (0.15) | 0.977 (0.17) | 0.038 |
Lumbar spine T-score: mean (SD) | −1.08 (1.2) | −1.57 (1.3) | 0.001 |
Total hip BMD (g/cm2): mean (SD) | 0.972 (0.13) | 0.908 (0.12) | 0.003 |
Total hip T-score: mean (SD) | −0.4 (1.0) | −0.9 (1.0) | 0.001 |
Femoral neck BMD (g/cm2): mean (SD) | 0.887 (0.18) | 0.843 (0.12) | 0.094 |
Femoral neck T-score: mean (SD) | −1.2 (1.0) | −1.4 (1.0) | 0.087 |
Osteoporosis (T-score below −2.5 any site): n (%) | 11 (17.7) | 71 (34.1) | 0.029 |
Vertebral fractures grade 2–3: n (%) | 9 (14.5) | 27 (13.0) | NS |
Spinal deformity index (SDI): mean (SD) | 0.95 (1.6) | 1.29 (2.4) | NS |