Mean (SD) of each component of metabolic syndrome in the absence or presence of knee osteoarthritis (KOA).
| Total | Men | Women | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOA– | KOA+ | p | KOA– | KOA+ | p | KOA– | KOA+ | p | |
| Age, yrs | 59.8 (12.1) | 70.5 (9.1) | 0.0001 | 62.5 (12.1) | 71.5 (8.8) | 0.0001 | 57.8 (11.8) | 70.3 (9.1) | 0.0001 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 22.4 (3.2) | 23.5 (3.4) | 0.0001 | 23.0 (3.2) | 23.5 (3.2) | 0.0931 | 22.0 (3.1) | 23.6 (3.6) | 0.0001 |
| Systolic BP, mm Hg | 130.7 (19.9) | 139.3 (20.7) | 0.0001 | 134.5 (18.9) | 142.5 (19.6) | 0.0001 | 127.9 (20.0) | 138.0 (21.0) | 0.0001 |
| Diastolic BP, mm Hg | 74.2 (11.2) | 74.2 (11.8) | 0.9890 | 77.1 (11.6) | 76.8 (11.5) | 0.6970 | 72.1 (10.4) | 73.1 (11.8) | 0.1380 |
| Serum levels of HDL cholesterol, mg/dl | 62.8 (16.6) | 58.9 (14.5) | 0.0001 | 57.5 (16.2) | 54.1 (15.0) | 0.0095 | 6.6 (15.8) | 60.8 (13.9) | 0.0001 |
| Serum levels of HbA1c, % | 5.13 (0.68) | 5.26 (0.78) | 0.0003 | 5.22 (0.83) | 5.23 (0.80) | 0.9409 | 5.07 (0.53) | 5.28 (0.77) | 0.0001 |
BMI: body mass index; BP: blood pressure; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; HbA1c: hemoglobin A1c.