Table 2 Anthropometric and biochemical variables in adults with MetS

102.8 ± 2.2^a

95.4 ± 2.1^b

94.4 ± 2.2^b

< 0.001

0.834

0.666

36.1 ± 0.6^a

33.5 ± 0.5^b

33.2 ± 0.6^b

< 0.001

0.997

0.474

114.2 ± 1.6^a

106.8 ± 1.5^b

105.7 ± 1.6^b

< 0.001

0.999

0.102

42.9 ± 1.2^a

37.5 ± 1.2^b

36.3 ± 1.2^c

< 0.001¹

0.469

0.432

56.6 ± 1.5^a

54.5 ± 1.4^b

54.8 ± 1.5^b

< 0.001

0.694

0.239

219 ± 5^a

197 ± 5^b

219 ± 5^a

< 0.001

0.568

0.751

128 ± 5^a

111 ± 3^b

116 ± 4^b

0.001¹

0.786

0.377

195 ± 13^a

146 ± 10^b

154 ± 12^b

< 0.001¹

0.730

0.955

0.56 ± 0.21^a

0.52 ± 0.24^a,b

0.47 ± 0.20^b

0.016

0.122

0.461

4.3 ± 0.7 ^a

3.1 ± 0.4^a,b

2.5 ± 0.4^b

0.005¹

0.597

0.183

4.9 ± 0.4^a

2.8 ± 0.3^b

3.0 ± 0.4^b

< 0.001

0.956

0.288

21.5 ± 2.1^a

14.5 ± 1.5^c

17.2 ± 1.9^b

< 0.001

0.816

0.837

15.4 ± 1.1^a

9.7 ± 0.9^b

9.6 ± 1.0^b

< 0.001¹

0.964

0.634

7.6 ± 0.8^a

4.4 ± 0.6^b

3.8 ± 0.7^c

< 0.001

0.777

0.798

1.6 ± 0.1

1.6 ± 0.1

1.6 ± 0.1

0.154

0.697

0.184