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Table 3 Biochemical measures across quartiles of HLS (n = 470)

From: The association between healthy lifestyle score and risk of metabolic syndrome in Iranian adults: a cross-sectional study

Variables

 

Quartiles of HLS

  

P

 

Q1(N = 58)

Q2(N = 135)

Q3(N = 109)

Q4(N = 45)

 

FBS (mg/dl)

98.98 ± 31.93

91.94 ± 16.10

93.88 ± 19.37

89.75 ± 11.90

0.02

TC (mg/dl)

193.48 ± 40.89

192.23 ± 33.84

192.57 ± 40.32

185.84 ± 32.28

0.65

TG (mg/dl)

148.28 ± 80.61

176.11 ± 71.34

173.20 ± 66.28

129.83 ± 65.53

0.01

LDL-C (mg/dl)

123.64 ± 34.43

126.17 ± 32.32

123.35 ± 31.48

118.46 ± 29.23

0.5

HDL-C (mg/dl)

42.73 ± 9.10

44.14 ± 9.23

42.03 ± 9.26

44.77 ± 11.24

0.23

SBP (mmHg)

127.84 ± 11.46

122.08 ± 15.07

123.77 ± 19.21

119.87 ± 16.04

0.08

DBP (mmHg)

84.26 ± 7.82

81.11 ± 11.07

82.40 ± 13.62

80.24 ± 11.53

0.28

  1. Abbreviations WC Waist circumference, WHR Waist hip ratio, TG Triglyceride, TC Total cholesterol, HDL-C High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, FBS Fasting blood sugar, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure
  2. P-value obtained using one-way ANOVA for continuous variables, and Chi-square test for categorical variables. Continuous variables are presented as the means ± standard deviations. Bold values indicate P < 0.05 as the level of significance