Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the population with screen-detected metabolic syndrome participating in follow-up measurements, divided into those who did and did not achieve a remission
From: Remission of screen-detected metabolic syndrome and its determinants: an observational study
| Baseline characteristics | Total group | Remission | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 194 | Yes n = 103 | No n = 91 | |||
| Gender (% male) | 104 (53.9) | 53 (51.5) | 51 (56.0) | 0.52 | |
| Age (years) | 49.0 ± 10.1 | 48.2 ± 10.9 | 49.8 ± 9.0 | 0.27 | |
| Ethnicity (% Western European) | 187 (96.4) | 100 (97.1) | 87 (95.6) | 0.58 | |
| Higher educated (%) | 68 (35.1) | 37 (35.9) | 31 (34.1) | 0.79 | |
| Smoking (%) | 43 (22.2) | 22 (21.4) | 21 (23.1) | 0.77 | |
| Physical activity (% adhering to Dutch Standard Healthy Movementa) | 102 (53.4) | 52 (51.5) | 49 (53.8) | 0.74 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 30.1 ± 3.7 | 29.7 ± 3.5 | 30.7 ± 3.8 | <0.05 | |
| Waist circumference (cm) | ♂ | 109.9 ± 7.4 | 106.6 ± 5.5 | 113.3 ± 7.6 | < 0.001 |
| ♀ | 99.5 ± 8.8 | 98.4 ± 8.9 | 101.0 ± 8.7 | 0.18 | |
| Blood pressure (mmHg) | Systolic | 143.5 ± 14.9 | 142.0 ± 12.5 | 145.3 ± 17.2 | 0.14 |
| Diastolic | 88.0 ± 7.5 | 87.1 ± 7.3 | 89.1 ± 7.6 | 0.07 | |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.9 (1.6-2.3) | 1.9 (1.6-2.3) | 1.9 (1.7-2.5) | 0.24 | |
| HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | ♂ | 1.1 ± 0.3 | 1.1 ± 0.3 | 1.1 ± 0.2 | 0.44 |
| ♀ | 1.3 ± 0.3 | 1.4 ± 0.3 | 1.3 ± 0.3 | 0.04 | |
| Fasting glucose (mmol/L) | 5.3 ± 1.1 | 5.0 ± 0.6 | 5.5 ± 1.5 | 0.01 | |