Table 1 Demographic, cardiovascular and health variables for Maine-Syracuse Longitudinal Study (N = 970) participants according to metabolic syndrome status

Age, years

60.7

13.4

63.7

11.9

<0.001

Gender

0.1

 Males

38.8

43.9

 Females

61.2

56.1

Education, years

15.1

2.6

14.1

2.7

<0.001

Race

0.019

 Caucasian

94.2

90.3

 African American

5.8

9.7

Smoking, no cigarettes/day

1.0

4.2

1.8

6.4

0.027

BMI, kg/m²

27.1

4.5

32.1

6.2

<0.001

Physical activity, MET mins/day^a

1517

1803

880

1370

<0.001

Total cholesterol, mg/dL

204.8

37.1

197.0

42.2

0.002

HDL cholesterol, mg/dL

59.2

5.2

46.7

12.4

<0.001

LDL cholesterol, mg/dL

125.8

32.0

114.5

33.8

<0.001

Systolic BP, mmHg

124.8

21.0

138.5

19.9

<0.001

Diastolic BP, mmHg

68.6

9.9

72.8

9.7

<0.001

Fasting blood glucose, mg/dL

90.6

15.4

109.5

35.9

<0.001

Waist circumference, cm

88.8

12.4

103.6

14.0

<0.001

CRP, mg/L

0.36

0.43

0.52

0.53

<0.001

Triglycerides, mg/dL

101.9

47.0

192.4

143.3

<0.001

Alcohol intake, g/week

41.6

74.6

29.2

62.3

0.006

Depressed mood, CES-D score^b

6.8

6.4

8.5

7.3

<0.001

Depressed mood, Zung score^b

41.1

8.5

43.8

10.1

<0.001

% using antidepressants

8.3

15.1

0.001

% Obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m²)

20.8

61.4

<0.001

% Diabetes mellitus^c

2.0

25.5

<0.001

% Hypertension^d

40.8

87.5

<0.001

% CVD^e

8.0

22.0

<0.001

% APOE ε4

26.9

27.0

0.9