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

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Summary of physiological and biochemical blood parameters for the MetS and non-MetS groups

Variable	MetS ( n = 46)	Non-MetS ( n = 34)	p-value
Fasting Insulin (mIU/L)	35.69 (35.82–54.39)	17.36 (9.7–15.9)	p = 0.02
CRP (mg/L)^a	10.86 (7.9–12.3)	6.68 (4.8–8.8)	p = 0.18
IGF-1 (ng / mL) ^b	79.50 (56.16–88.57)	61.85 (44.6–82.8)	p = 0.41
SHBG (nmol/L)	42.57 (20.51–31.15)	73.84 (58.9–96.1)	p = 0.0083
DO	1.20 ± 0.80–7.75	0.70 ± 0.30–1.70	p = 0.03

All values are presented as mean and 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) with the exception of FAI, which is presented as median ± IQR. Student t-tests were employed for all parameters except for FAI, where Mann-Whitney U tests was employed. p < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.^aOnly n = 64 samples included for analysis. ^bOnly n = 61 samples included for analysis. CRP-C-reactive protein, FAI-free androgen index, IGF-1-insulin-like growth factor-1, MetS-metabolic syndrome, non-MetS-non-metabolic syndrome, SHBG-sex hormone binding globulin

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