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Table 1 Summary of anthropometric and BIA characteristics for the MetS and non-MetS groups

From: Metabolic syndrome and body shape predict differences in health parameters in farm working women

Variable

MetS (n = 46)

Non-MetS (n = 34)

p-value

Age (years)

40.1 (8.9–13.5)

32.2 (6.4–10.4)

p = 0.00056

BM (kg)

84.81 (14.3–21.7)

69.10 (16.1–26.3)

p = 0.00033

BMI (kg/m2)

34.4 (5.2–7.9)

27.4 (5.8–9.4)

p = 0.000014

WC (cm)

93.10 (8.7–13.2)

79.48 (10.7–17.5)

p = 0.000002

WHR

0.81 (0.053–0.078)

0.78 (0.068–0.11)

p = 0.02

Fat mass (%)

42.42 (9.22–14.00)

32.04 (12.9–21.0)

p = 0.00097

  1. All values are presented as mean and 95% Confidence Intervals (CI). Student t-tests were employed, and p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. BM-Body mass, BMI-Body mass index, MetS-metabolic syndrome, Non-MetS-non-metabolic syndrome, ns = not significant, WC-waist circumference, WHR-waist-hip-ratio