J Clin Med Res

Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, ISSN 1918-3003 print, 1918-3011 online, Open Access

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Original Article

Volume 3, Number 5, October 2011, pages 247-251

The Association Between Reactive Oxygen Metabolites and Metabolic Syndrome in Asymptomatic Japanese Men

Tables

**Table 1.** Clinical Characteristics Between Groups 1 (< 60 Years) and 2 (≥ 60 Years)
Variable	Group 1 (n = 75)	Group 2 (n = 65)	P-value
BP, blood pressure; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; d-ROMs, reactive oxygen metabolites. Statistical significance (by unpaired t-test between Groups 1 and 2): ** P < 0.01.
Age (years)	46 ± 9	68 ± 6	< 0.01**
Body mass index (kg/m²)	25.6 ± 3.6	24.0 ± 2.9	< 0.01**
Systolic BP (mmHg)	135 ± 19	147 ± 23	< 0.01**
Diastolic BP (mmHg)	83 ± 12	82 ± 11	0.84
Glucose (mmol/L)	6.71 ± 2.54	7.25 ± 2.48	0.21
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)	3.85 ± 1.40	3.75 ± 0.79	0.58
Triglycerides (mmol/L)	1.84 (1.40 - 3.62)	1.99 (1.32 - 2.64)	0.14
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)	1.42 ± 0.42	1.44 ± 0.37	0.80
D-ROMs (U. Carr.)	307 ± 57	327 ± 65	0.06

**Table 2.** Comparative Data on the d-ROMs Levels Between the Absence and Presence of Metabolic Syndrome and its Criteria in Groups 1 (< 60 Years) and 2 (≥ 60 Years)
Criteria	Group 1 (n = 75)		Group 2 (n = 65)
Criteria	absence (n)	presence (n)	absence (n)	presence (n)
Comparative Data on the d-ROMs Levels Between the Absence and Presence of Metabolic Syndrome and itsCriteria in Groups 1 (< 60 Years) and 2 (≥ 60 Years) d-ROMs, reactive oxygen metabolites; BP, blood pressure; HDL, high-density lipoprotein. Statistical significance (by unpaired t-test between the absence and presence of metabolic syndrome and its criteria in Groups 1 and 2): ** P < 0.01.
Obesity	298 ± 59 (36)	316 ± 53 (39)	330 ± 72 (40)	323 ± 52 (25)
Increased BP	304 ± 56 (26)	309 ± 57 (49)	302 ± 58 (13)	333 ± 65 (52)
Hyperglycemia	306 ± 63 (47)	308 ± 44 (28)	317 ± 56 (26)	334 ± 70 (39)
Hypertriglyceridemia	297 ± 47 (25)	312 ± 60 (50)	322 ± 68 (26)	331 ± 63 (39)
Hypo-HDL-cholesterolemia	304 ± 54 (67)	336 ± 74 (8)	329 ± 65 (60)	301 ± 56 (5)
Metabolic syndrome	290 ± 49 (37)	324 ± 59 (38)**	317 ± 69 (28)	335 ± 60 (37)