Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants stratified by MetS in the UK biobank cohort
Characteristics | MetS | Overall N = 370,311 | |
|---|---|---|---|
No (N = 281,018) | Yes (N = 89,293) | ||
Mean (SD) age, years | 55.97 (8.18) | 57.96 (7.78) | 56.45 (8.13) |
Gender | |||
 Male, N (%) | 129,116(45.9) | 45,495(51.0) | 174,611(47.2) |
 Female, N (%) | 151,902(54.1) | 43,798(49.0) | 195,700(52.8) |
Ethnic, (white) N (%) | 265,662 (94.5) | 84,292 (94.4) | 349,954 (94.5) |
Age, years, N (%) | |||
  < 55 | 133,964 (47.7) | 33,162 (37.1) | 167,126 (45.1) |
 55–65 | 112,849 (40.2) | 41,462 (46.4) | 154,311 (41.7) |
  > 65 | 34,205 (12.2) | 14,669 (16.4) | 48,874 (13.2) |
Mean (SD) IMD | 16.32 (13.39) | 19.12 (14.99) | 17.00 (13.84) |
Mean (SD) HDL, mmol/L | 1.52 (0.38) | 1.23 (0.29) | 1.45 (0.38) |
Mean (SD) TG, mmol/L | 1.52 (0.86) | 2.39 (1.17) | 1.73 (1.01) |
Mean (SD) fasting glucose, mmol/L | 4.97 (0.93) | 5.74 (1.81) | 5.11 (1.23) |
Mean (SD) SBP, mmHg | 137.33 (19.67) | 145.98 (18.15) | 139.42 (19.67) |
Mean (SD) DBP, mmHg | 80.98 (10.56) | 86.28 (10.30) | 82.26 (10.74) |
Waist circumference (cm) | 85.44 (10.76) | 103.78 (10.55) | 89.86 (13.28) |
Mean (SD) BMI, kg/m2 | 25.60 (3.47) | 32.16 (4.29) | 27.18 (4.63) |
Alcohol consumption, N (%) | |||
 Daily or almost daily | 60,798 (21.6) | 15,557 (17.4) | 76,355 (20.6) |
 1–4 times a week | 143,164 (50.9) | 40,513 (45.4) | 183,677 (49.6) |
 1–3 times a month | 29,825 (10.6) | 11,316 (12.7) | 41,141 (11.1) |
 Special occasions only/Never | 47,231 (16.8) | 21,907 (24.5) | 69,138 (18.7) |
 Median (IQR) Physical activity, MET hours/week | 31.54(46.48) | 23.44(41.02) | 29.55(45.55) |
Smoking status(%) | |||
 Current | 29,504 (10.5) | 9,865 (11.0) | 39,369 (10.6) |
 Previous | 90,020 (32.0) | 35,033 (39.2) | 125,053 (33.8) |
 Never | 161,494 (57.5) | 44,395 (49.7) | 205,889 (55.6) |
 NSAIDs, N(%) | 41,634 (14.8) | 14,238 (15.9) | 55,872 (15.1) |
 ASP, N(%) | 30,024 (10.7) | 20,584 (23.1) | 50,608 (13.7) |
 Fruit&vegetable, N (%) | 106,362 (37.8) | 31,390 (35.2) | 137,752 (37.2) |
 Vitamin, N(%) | 42,615 (15.2) | 12,120 (13.6) | 54,735 (14.8) |
 Mineral, N(%) | 61,513 (21.9) | 17,344 (19.4) | 78,857 (21.3) |
 Mean(SD) CRP, mg/L | 2.09(3.94) | 3.73(4.76) | 2.49 (4.21) |
MetS components | |||
 Central obesity, N(%) | 34,514 (12.28) | 82,480 (92.37) | 116,994 (31.59) |
 Dyslipidaemia for HDL, N(%) | 3,6368 (12.94) | 40,276 (45.11) | 76,644 (20.70) |
 Dyslipidaemia for TG, N(%) | 97,916 (34.84) | 77,645 (86.96) | 175,561 (47.41) |
 Hyperglycemia, N(%) | 33,734 (12.01) | 34,212 (38.31) | 67,946 (18.35) |
 Hypertension, N(%) | 184,781 (65.75) | 82,905 (92.85) | 267,686 (72.29) |