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Table 3 IMT depending on the presence or absence of metabolic syndrome and the number of components

From: Association between the intima-media thickness of the extracranial carotid arteries and metabolic syndrome in ethnic Kyrgyzs

 

Men

Women

n

IMT. mm

n

IMT. mm

MS not present

36

0.72 ± 0.01

47

0.66 ± 0.009

MS present

33

0.78 ± 0.01

28

0.72 ± 0.01

  

р = 0.07

 

р < 0.05

Number of MS components

 0

10

0.67 ± 0.007

18

0.63 ± 0.007

 1

20

0.72 ± 0.01

28

0.68 ± 0.009

 2

18

0.81 ± 0.009*

17

0.69 ± 0.01

 3

21

0.76 ± 0.01

12

0.76 ± 0.01*#

  

р < 0.05

 

р < 0.01

  1. * - p < 0.01 - in comparison with patients without a single MS component; # - p < 0.05 in comparison with patients with two components of MS