Association of serum NO x level with clustering of metabolic syndrome components in middle-aged and elderly general populations in Japan

Table 1 Age-adjusted, sex-specific mean values of basic characteristics and the presence of metabolic risk factors

	Men	Women	p for difference^a
Number	209	399
Mean ± SEM
Age (year)	63.4 ± 0.7	60.5 ± 0.5	0.001
Serum NO_x (μmol/l)^b	1.65 ± 0.01	1.65 ± 0.01	0.975
BMI (kg/m²)	23.8 ± 0.2	23.7 ± 0.2	0.655
BMI (kg/m²) ≥25	33.0%	30.8%
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	133.5 ± 1.3	135.3 ± 0.9	0.234
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) ≥130	60.8%	59.9%
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	81.8 ± 0.7	81.0 ± 0.5	0.381
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) ≥85	40.2%	36.8%
High blood pressure (%)	64.6	62.4
Total cholesterol (mmol/l)	5.27 ± 0.06	5.59 ± 0.04	<0.0001
HDL cholesterol (mmol/l)	1.40 ± 0.02	1.58 ± 0.02	<0.0001
HDL cholesterol ≤1.03 for men, ≤1.29 for women (%)	7.7	2.3
Triglyceride (mmol/l)	1.28 ± 0.04	1.15 ± 0.03	0.009
Triglyceride (mmol/l) ≥150	22.5%	14.8%
HbA1C (%)	5.20 ± 0.04	5.03 ± 0.03	<0.0001
HbA1C (%) ≥5.6	17.7	9.5
People who exercise (yes) (%)	37.3	36.8
Brinkman Index	548.1 ± 24.0	55.3 ± 17.3	<0.0001
Drinking (%)	60.8	20.6

BMI, Body mass index; SEM, standard error of the mean; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; HbA1C, glycated hemoglobin
^aGeneral linear model analysis
^bLogarithmically transformed serum NO_x

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