Table 1 Descriptive statistics of population of men included in the study, stratified according to their MetS profile
Patients (n = 379) | With MetS (n = 140) | Without MetS (n = 239) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | p value | ||
Demographic | Age (years) | 70.0 ± 7.4 | 68.5 ± 8.8 | 0.059 |
BMI (Kg/m2) | 27.5 ± 3.5 | 25.8 ± 2.4 | 0.000 | |
Smokers, Number, (%) | 108 (77.1%) | 171 (71.5%) | 0.417 | |
Prostate Features | Prostate Volume (cc) | 88.9 ± 59.1 | 77.8 ± 41.2 | 0.053 |
PSA (ng/mL) | 3.9 ± 3.7 | 3.0 ± 3.2 | 0.062 | |
Prostate treatment | α-blockers, Number, (%) | 103 (73.5%) | 164 (68.6%) | 0.200 |
5-ARI, Number, (%) | 23 (16.4%) | 33 (13.8%) | 0.467 | |
MetS parameters | WC | 104.6 ± 12.9 | 97.2 ± 7.3 | 0.000 |
Systolic BP | 134.9 ± 14.7 | 131.3 ± 14.6 | 0.016 | |
Diastolic BP | 78.7 ± 8.5 | 76.7 ± 8.0 | 0.020 | |
Glycemia | 108.8 ± 37.1 | 94.1 ± 16.3 | 0.000 | |
Triglyceride | 149.8 ± 54.3 | 111.2 ± 42.7 | 0.000 | |
HDL Cholesterol | 41.5 ± 11.0 | 49.1 ± 7.4 | 0.000 | |