Table 1 Characteristics of the examined patients, depending on the presence of metabolic syndrome

Age

52.3 ± 9.5

51.6 ± 8.0

48.6 ± 7.2

52.9 ± 7.9*

BMI, kg/m²

26.4 ± 3.1

29.8 ± 3.7^$

26 ± 4.5

31.3 ± 4.5^

WC, cm

93.8 ± 8.5

103.5 ± 8.3^$

83.4 ± 9.5

96.8 ± 6.5^

SBP^#, mmHg.

135 (128–152)

146 (135–157)*

128 (119–136)

140 (134–160)^&

DBP^#, mmHg.

89 (81–96)

93 (89–102)**

83 (77–91)

91 (80–96)

TC, mmol/L

5.1 ± 0.9

5.5 ± 0.9

5.02 ± 0.9

4.97 ± 1.3

TG^#, mmol/L

1.2 (0.9–1.4)

2.2 (1.7–3.5)^

1.0 (0.8–1.2)

1.5 (1.1–2.0)^$

HDL-C^#, mmol/L

1.15 (1.02–1.4)

0.83 (0.7–1.0)^

1.4 (1.3–1.6)

1.03 (0.8–1.2)^

LDL-C, mmol/L

3.2 ± 0.8

3.4 ± 0.9

3.1 ± 0.8

3.2 ± 1.03

Glucose^#, mmol/L

5.2 (5.04–5.4)

6.2 (5.7–6.6)^

5.2 (4.9–5.5)

5.8 (5.5–6.3)^

Smoking, n (%)

15 (41.7)

11 (33.3)

0 (0)

0 (0)

AH, n (%)

18 (50)

27 (81.8)*

12 (25.5)

18 (64.3)**

Dyslipidemia, n (%)

12 (33.3)

32 (96.7)^

14 (29.8)

27 (96.4)^

Hyperglycemia, n (%)

5 (13.9)

25 (75.8)^

7 (14.9)

20 (71.4)^

IMT^#, mm

0.72 ± 0.01

0.78 ± 0.01

0.66 ± 0.009

0.72 ± 0.01*