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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population according to metabolic syndrome

From: The association of metabolic syndrome and cognitive impairment in Jidong of China: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Total

MetS

Non-MetS

P

Number of subjects (n, %)

5854

2154 (36.80)

3700 (63.20)

 

Age (years), mean ± SD

43.98 ± 13.58

48.95 ± 13.61

41.07 ± 12.69

< 0.001*

Male (n, %)

2944

1222 (56.73)

1722 (46.55)

< 0.001*

Education level (n, %)

   

< 0.001*

 Illiteracy/primary school

357

205 (9.52)

152 (4.11)

 

 Middle school

2013

951 (44.15)

1062 (28.70)

 

 College or above

3484

998 (46.33)

2486 (67.19)

 

Marriage (n, %)

   

< 0.001*

 Single

409

103 (4.78)

306 (8.27)

 

 Married

5445

2051 (95.22)

3394 (91.73)

 

Current smoking (n, %)

1542

712 (33.05)

830 (22.43)

< 0.001*

Current alcohol (n, %)

1852

784 (36.40)

1068 (28.86)

< 0.001*

BMI (kg/m2), median (interquartile range)

24.3 (21.9, 26.8)

27.00 (25.1,29.1)

22.8 (20.9,24.7)

< 0.001*

WC (cm), median (interquartile range)

86 (78,93)

94 (90,100)

81 (75,87)

< 0.001*

TGs (mmol/L), median (interquartile range)

1.48 (1.04,2.24)

2.19 (1.61,3.06)

1.21 (0.92,1.62)

< 0.001*

HDL-C (mmol/L), median (interquartile range)

1.22 (1.06,1.40)

1.12 (0.98,1.28)

1.27 (1.12,1.46)

< 0.001*

SBP (mmHg), median (interquartile range)

125 (113,136)

136 (127,148)

118 (110,128)

< 0.001*

DBP (mmHg), median (interquartile range)

79 (71,88)

87 (79,95)

75 (68,82)

< 0.001*

FPG (mmol/L), median (interquartile range)

5.72 (5.42,6.09)

6 (5.72,6.57)

5.56 (5.32,5.86)

< 0.001*

Elevated TGs (n, %)

2354

1556 (72.24)

798 (21.57)

< 0.001*

Low HDL-C (n, %)

879

565 (26.23)

314 (8.49)

< 0.001*

Elevated BP (n, %)

2648

1686 (78.27)

962 (26.00)

< 0.001*

Elevated FPG (n, %)

3572

1848 (85.79)

306 (46.59)

< 0.001*

MMSE, mean ± SD

28.71 ± 1.81

28.35 ± 2.10

28.93 ± 1.57

< 0.001*

MMSE< 27(n, %)

544

306 (14.21)

238 (6.43)

< 0.001*

  1. sMets Metabolic syndrome, Non-Mets Non-metabolic syndrome, BMI Body mass index, WC Waist circumference, TGs Triglycerides, HDL-C High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, FPG Fasting plasma glucose, MMSE Mini-mental state of examination, *: P ≤ 0.05: significant difference from Mets and Non-Mets