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Table 2 Components of the metabolic syndrome

From: Circulating interleukin-18: A specific biomarker for atherosclerosis-prone patients with metabolic syndrome

Components

MetS

Pre-MetS

Control

Plasma glucose (mg/dL)

136 ± 50*

110 ± 12

99 ± 7

Plasma insulin (IU/mL)

8.7 ± 5.6*#

6.3 ± 2.7

5.2 ± 1.5

HOMA-IR

2.0 ± 1.1*

1.7 ± 0.7*

1.3 ± 0.4

HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

48 ± 12*

59 ± 16*

71 ± 16

Triglyceride (mg/dL)

187 ± 25*

160 ± 24*

69 ± 21

Hypertension, n (%)

21 (75.0%)*

5 (35.7%)#

3 (21.4%)

  1. Data are means ± SD. *P < 0.01 for MetS (or pre-MetS) vs. Control. #P < 0.05 for MetS vs. pre-MetS. HOMA-IR, homeostatis model assessment; HDL, high density lipoprotein; MetS, metabolic syndrome.
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Nutrition & Metabolism

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