Table 2 Distribution of baseline characteristics of the men across BMI-MetS categories among men.

Diabetic, (%)

23(2.8)

9(9.7)

26(4.7)

43(10.8)

8(9.9)

38(16.5)

Age, y

41.0(14.64)

49.4(15.64)^a

41.9(12.98)

47.9(13.39)^a

42.0(12.90)

44.8(13.34)^a

<0.001

BMI, kg.m-2

22.2(2.00)

23.4(1.39)^a

26.9(1.31)^a

27.6(1.38)^a

31.9(1.84)^a

32.6(2.96)^a

<0.001

Waist, cm

78.80(6.66)

84.39(6.49)^a

90.38(5.32)^a

95.06(5.77)^a

101.35(6.90)^a

105.08(7.87)^a

<0.001

SBP, mmHg

113.8(14.96)

127.9(16.19)^a

116.4(13.58)^a

129.2(18.34)^a

118.6(16.37)^a

128.9(17.36)^a

<0.001

DBP, mmHg

73.1(9.30)

82.3(10.30)^a

76.5 (8.92)^a

83.9(10.55)^a

78.1(8.78)^a

84.9(10.39)^a

<0.001

FPG, mmol/L

4.89(0.45)

5.35(0.64)^a

4.96(0.47)

5.27(0.58)^a

4.99(0.35)

5.27(0.55)^a

<0.001

2hPCPG, mmol/L

5.19(1.45)

6.33(1.85)^a

5.66(1.59)^a

6.30(1.88)^a

6.11(1.77)^a

6.32(1.85)^a

<0.001

HDL-C, mmol/L

1.06(0.24)

0.85(0.15)^a

1.00(0.23^a

0.89(0.18^a

1.09(0.23)

0.89(0.19)^a

<0.001

Triglycerides, mmol/L

1.3(1.26-1.35)

2.6 (2.36-2.77)^a

1.7 (1.61-1.75)^a

2.6(2.45-2.68)^a

1.5(1.34-1.68)

2.5 (2.31-2.60)^a

<0.001

Intervention, n (%)

285(34.3)

21(22.6)

209(37.9)

141(35.3)

33(40.7)

92(40.0)

0.042

Smoking (%)

362(43.9)

37(39.8)

212(38.4)

161(40.5)

22(27.2)^b

96(41.9)

0.052

Hypertension, n (%)

64(7.7)

36(38.7)^b

57(10.3)

158(39.7)^b

9(11.1)

87(38.2)^b

<0.001

History of CVD, n (%)

20(2.4)

8(8.6)^b

18(3.3)

30(7.5)^b

1(1.2)

14(6.1)^b

<0.001

Education, n (%)

<0.001

Illiterate

167(20.1)

30(32.3)^b

116(21.0)

126(31.5)^b

24(29.6)

68(29.6)^b

Under diploma

496(59.8)

45(48.4)

329(59.6)

204(51.0)^b

48(59.3)

126(54.8)

Over diploma

167(20.1)

18(19.4)

107(19.4)

70(17.5)

9(11.1)

36(15.7)

Family history DM (%)

176(21.2)

18(19.4)

146(26.4)

105(26.3)

21(25.9)

81(35.2)^b

0.001