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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

  1. Data are reported as means ± standard deviation or number (percentage). Non-normally distributed variables are reported as median (25th - 75th percentile).
  2. a a minimum of thirty minutes of moderately intensive exercise at least five days a week.