| MetS |  | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | No | Yes | P-value | ||
n = 539 | n = 431 | ||||
 | M or % | SD | M or % | SD |  |
Age, years | 60.7 | 13.4 | 63.7 | 11.9 | <0.001 |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.1 |
 Males | 38.8 |  | 43.9 |  |  |
 Females | 61.2 |  | 56.1 |  |  |
Education, years | 15.1 | 2.6 | 14.1 | 2.7 | <0.001 |
Race | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.019 |
 Caucasian | 94.2 |  | 90.3 |  |  |
 African American | 5.8 |  | 9.7 |  |  |
Smoking, no cigarettes/day | 1.0 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 6.4 | 0.027 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 27.1 | 4.5 | 32.1 | 6.2 | <0.001 |
Physical activity, MET mins/daya | 1517 | 1803 | 880 | 1370 | <0.001 |
Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 204.8 | 37.1 | 197.0 | 42.2 | 0.002 |
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 59.2 | 5.2 | 46.7 | 12.4 | <0.001 |
LDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 125.8 | 32.0 | 114.5 | 33.8 | <0.001 |
Systolic BP, mmHg | 124.8 | 21.0 | 138.5 | 19.9 | <0.001 |
Diastolic BP, mmHg | 68.6 | 9.9 | 72.8 | 9.7 | <0.001 |
Fasting blood glucose, mg/dL | 90.6 | 15.4 | 109.5 | 35.9 | <0.001 |
Waist circumference, cm | 88.8 | 12.4 | 103.6 | 14.0 | <0.001 |
CRP, mg/L | 0.36 | 0.43 | 0.52 | 0.53 | <0.001 |
Triglycerides, mg/dL | 101.9 | 47.0 | 192.4 | 143.3 | <0.001 |
Alcohol intake, g/week | 41.6 | 74.6 | 29.2 | 62.3 | 0.006 |
Depressed mood, CES-D scoreb | 6.8 | 6.4 | 8.5 | 7.3 | <0.001 |
Depressed mood, Zung scoreb | 41.1 | 8.5 | 43.8 | 10.1 | <0.001 |
% using antidepressants | 8.3 | Â | 15.1 | Â | 0.001 |
% Obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) | 20.8 |  | 61.4 |  | <0.001 |
% Diabetes mellitusc | 2.0 | Â | 25.5 | Â | <0.001 |
% Hypertensiond | 40.8 | Â | 87.5 | Â | <0.001 |
% CVDe | 8.0 | Â | 22.0 | Â | <0.001 |
% APOE ε4 | 26.9 |  | 27.0 |  | 0.9 |