Parameters

Metabolic Syndrome (n = 39)

Control (n = 82)

p

Fasting glucose (mg/dl)

99.1 ± 20.1

91.9 ± 17.0

0.70

Fasting insulin (µU/ml)

13.4 ± 1.1

8.4 ± 2.7

0.003

HOMA-IR

3.0 ± 0.1

2.71 ± 0.9

0.80

T-Cholesterol (mg/dl)

241.5 ± 35.1

206.8 ± 29.1

0.90

HDL-Cholesterol (mg/dl)

39.1 ± 10.7

41.8 ± 13.1

0.80

LDL-Cholesterol (mg/dl)

140.0 ± 21.0

131.9 ± 27.1

0.04^*

Triglyceride (mg/dl)

138.1 ± 22.5

125.3 ± 31.8

0.001^*

Hematocrit (%)

34.0 ± 3.1

35.1 ± 7.1

0.01^*

Ferritin (mg/dl)

72.9 ± 33.1

54.1 ± 33.1

0.0012^*

hs-CRP (mg/dl)

0.90 ± 0.01

0.67 ± 0.1

0.70