Research Article
Diverse Associations of Plasma Selenium Concentrations and SELENOP Gene Polymorphism with Metabolic Syndrome and Its Components
Table 1
Characteristics of study participantsa.
| | Characteristics | Non-MetS () | MetS () | value |
| | Male, (%) | 818 (64.0) | 818 (64.0) | 1.000 | | Age (years) | 55.36 (10.53) | 55.56 (10.46) | 0.637 | | BMI (kg/m2) | 22.78 (2.67) | 25.92 (2.93) | <0.001 | | SBP (mmHg) | 131.91 (18.51) | 146.01 (21.17) | <0.001 | | DBP (mmHg) | 77.61 (10.71) | 83.64 (12.08) | <0.001 | | Waist circumference (cm) | 80.89 (7.79) | 90.14 (7.85) | <0.001 | | Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.14 (0.84-1.48) | 1.94 (1.50-2.62) | <0.001 | | Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.58 (4.06-5.20) | 4.97 (4.37-5.68) | <0.001 | | HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.41 (1.21-1.62) | 1.20 (0.98-1.37) | <0.001 | | LDL-C (mmol/L) | 2.55 (2.00-3.09) | 2.71 (2.04-3.34) | <0.001 | | Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L) | 5.63 (0.96) | 6.31 (1.61) | <0.001 | | Current smoker, (%) | 433 (33.9) | 396 (31.0) | 0.118 | | Current drinker, (%) | 397 (31.0) | 384 (30.0) | 0.577 | | Vigorous activity (at least once/week), (%) | 549 (42.9) | 521 (40.7) | 0.262 | | Educational level, (%) | 0.175 | | None or elementary school | 318 (24.9) | 298 (23.3) | | | Middle school | 553 (43.2) | 600 (46.9) | | | High school or college | 408 (31.9) | 381 (29.8) | | | Selenium (μg/L) | 92.66 (82.36-103.53) | 93.88 (83.17-107.41) | 0.031 |
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aData are presented as (%) for categorical data, means (standard deviations) for parametrically distributed data, or medians (interquartile ranges) for nonparametrically distributed data. BMI: body mass index; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; MetS: metabolic syndrome; SBP: systolic blood pressure. |
