Serum Levels of Proinflammatory Biomarkers in Military Recruits with and without Metabolic Syndrome
Table 1
Characteristics of subjects with and without Met-S.
Parameter
No met-S ()
Met-S ()
Total ()
value
Age (years)
<0.001
Age (categorized), (%)
Age (≤21 y)
1165 (76.5)
283 (58.0)
1448 (72.0)
<0.001
Age (22-26 y)
331 (21.7)
182 (37.3)
513 (25.5)
Age (>26 y)
26 (1.7)
23 (4.7)
49 (2.4)
Marital status, (%)
Single
1476 (97.0)
457 (93.6)
1933 (96.2)
<0.01
Married
46 (3.0)
31 (6.35)
77 (3.8)
Height (cm)
<0.001
Weight (kg)
<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)
<0.001
BMI status (categorized), (%)
Normal (≤24.9)
855 (56.2)
0 (0.0)
855 (42.5)
<0.001
Overweight (25.0-29.9)
135 (8.9)
91 (18.6)
226 (11.2)
Obesity (≥30.0)
532 (35.0)
397 (81.4)
929 (46.2)
Systolic blood pressure, (%)
≤129.0 (normal)
674 (44.3)
40 (8.2)
714 (35.5)
<0.001
>129.0 (high)
848 (55.7)
448 (91.8)
1296 (64.5)
Fasting blood sugar (categorized), (%)
<100.0 (normal)
674 (44.3)
57 (11.7)
731 (36.4)
<0.001
100.0-125.9 (prediabetes)
751 (49.3)
359 (73.6)
1110 (55.2)
≥126.0 (diabetes)
97 (6.4)
72 (14.8)
169 (8.4)
Values are presented as number (%) or deviation. The chi-square test was used for categorical variables, and an independent -test was used for continuous variables.
