Table 2 Represents the independent T-test results for equality of means of the defining criteriaa
From: Metabolic syndrome and its components among university students in Kenya
Levene’s test for Equality of Variances | t-test for Equality of Means | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F | Sig. | t | Df | Sig. (2-tailed) | |
Age of the respondent | 3.591 | .059 | 3.848 | 321 | .001 |
Calculated BMI (Kg per square metre) | 4.209 | .041 | 4.330 | 236.964 | .001 |
Waist circumference of the respondent in centimeters | 9.535 | .002 | .270 | 291.303 | .787 |
Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | .341 | .560 | 7.919 | 321 | .001 |
Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 1.566 | .212 | .974 | 321 | .331 |
Triglycerides (mg/dl) | .627 | .429 | .820 | 321 | .413 |
High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol | .779 | .378 | −.426 | 321 | .670 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | .264 | .608 | −4.228 | 321 | .001 |
Low Density Lipoprotein (mg/dl) | 2.544 | .112 | −1.290 | 321 | .198 |
Non - High Density lipoprotein (mg/dl) | 3.327 | .069 | 1.207 | 321 | .228 |