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Table 2 The Effect of BMI and Muscle strength on Risk factors of metabolic syndrome

From: Association of muscle strength and body mass index with risk factors for metabolic syndrome and its prevalence in Korean adult women

Total (n = 3189)

*Muscle strength levels

#BMI levels

High Muscle strength (n = 1604)

Low Muscle strength (n = 1,.585)

p-value

High BMI (n = 1800)

Low BMI (n = 1389)

p-value

WC (cm)

77.23 ± 0.22

84.56 ± 0.22

< 0.001

86.57 ± 0.16

73.49 ± 0.19

< 0.001

SBP (mmHg)

118.05 ± 0.37

118.96 ± 0.38

0.091

119.88 ± 0.35

116.73 ± 0.40

< 0.001

DBP (mmHg)

74.19 ± 0.23

74.64 ± 0.23

0.178

75.29 ± 0.22

73.27 ± 0.22

< 0.001

TG (mg/dl)

105.23 ± 1.80

121.77 ± 1.81

< 0.001

124.37 ± 1.66

94.11 ± 1.90

< 0.001

HDL-C (mg/dl)

57.64 ± 0.31

54.33 ± 0.31

< 0.001

53.55 ± 0.29

59.16 ± 0.33

< 0.001

Glucose (mg/dl)

97.78 ± 0.52

100.90 ± 0.52

< 0.001

101.95 ± 0.49

95.95 ± 0.56

< 0.001

  1. Values are Mean ± SE, WC Waist circumference, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, TG Triglycerides, HDL-C High density lipoprotein cholesterol, adjusted for age, smoking, menstruation status and drinking rates
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