Table 1 The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and levels of the MetS components among the China Multi-Ethnic Cohort (CMEC) participants, by sex, age, and ethnicity

From: Development and validation of an age-sex-ethnicity-specific metabolic syndrome score in the Chinese adults

 

n

N of MetS (%)

Mean ± SD

WC (cm)

TG (mmol/L)

HDL-C (mmol/L)

MAP (mmHg)

FBG (mmol/L)

Overall

77,639

15,026 (19.4)

81.8 ± 10.1

1.6 ± 1.5

1.5 ± 0.4

93.7 ± 12.5

5.2 ± 1.1

Han

 Male

  <60

14,651

3,510 (24.0)

84.5 ± 9.3

2.0 ± 1.9

1.3 ± 0.4

96.1 ± 11.9

5.3 ± 1.3

  ≥60

4,712

949 (20.1)

82.7 ± 9.3

1.4 ± 1.1

1.5 ± 0.4

98.7 ± 12.5

5.5 ± 1.1

 Female

  <60

20,611

2,637 (12.8)

77.6 ± 8.7

1.4 ± 1.2

1.5 ± 0.4

89.7 ± 11.5

5.1 ± 0.8

  ≥60

4,808

1,450 (30.2)

81.5 ± 9.6

1.7 ± 1.1

1.6 ± 0.4

96.5 ± 12.2

5.5 ± 1.0

Minority

 Male

  <60

8,186

1,973 (24.1)

86.7 ± 10.5

2.0 ± 2.1

1.4 ± 0.4

96.5 ± 12.5

5.2 ± 1.4

  ≥60

2,746

528 (19.2)

83.3 ± 10.6

1.5 ± 1.2

1.5 ± 0.4

99.7 ± 13.3

5.4 ± 1.2

 Female

  <60

17,833

2,949 (16.5)

81.8 ± 10.4

1.4 ± 1.2

1.5 ± 0.4

91.3 ± 11.9

5.1 ± 0.9

  ≥60

4,092

1,032 (25.2)

82.3 ± 11.0

1.6 ± 1.0

1.6 ± 0.4

96.9 ± 12.9

5.3 ± 1.1

 p valuea

  

0.013

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

  1. FBG fasting blood glucose, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, MAP mean arterial pressure, SD standard deviation, TG triglycerides, WC waist circumference.
  2. aSignificance of the differences in the values among the eight age-sex-ethnicity-specific subgroups, tested by the two-sided analysis of variance.
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