Demographics and biomarkers by presence or absence of metabolic syndrome
| Metabolic syndrome | |||
| No (n=976) | Yes (n=168) | P value* | |
| Age at assessment, years | 33.89±5.27 | 35.50±5.78 | 0.0003 |
| Rank/NS-SEC (at sampling), n (%) | |||
| Senior rank (NS-SEC 1) | 129 (13.2) | 10 (5.9) | 0.03 |
| Mid-rank (NS-SEC 2) | 213 (21.8) | 40 (23.8) | |
| Junior rank (NS-SEC 3) | 634 (65.0) | 118 (70.2) | |
| Caucasian, n (%) | 881/976 (90.2) | 155/168 (92.3) | 0.48 |
| Time from exposure/injury, years | 8.28±2.17 | 8.19±2.0 | 0.60 |
| Physical activity recommendation†, n (%) | 598/927 (64.5) | 68/157 (43.3) | <0.0001 |
| 6 min walk distance | 594.6±139.40 | 520.61±179.20 | <0.0001 |
| eGDR, mg/kg/min | 10.30±0.85 | 8.92±1.10 | <0.0001 |
| hs-CRP, mg/L | 0.80 (0.45–1.70) | 1.73 (1.0–3.60) | <0.0001 |
| New Injury Severity Score‡ | 12.0 (5.0–29.0) | 22.0 (6.0–41.0) | 0.012 |
| Heart rate, min | 57.09±8.79 | 64.05±10.63 | <0.0001 |
| Brachial systolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 130.3±10.96 | 138.7±11.67 | <0.0001 |
| Aortic systolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 125.4±11.20 | 135.5±11.54 | <0.0001 |
| Central augmentation index, % | 15.43±8.45 | 22.1±6.92 | <0.0001 |
| Pulse wave velocity, m/s | 8.13±1.82 | 8.38±1.60 | 0.010 |
*Tests the difference between those with and without metabolic syndrome.
†>150 min of moderate or >75 min of vigorous recreational physical exercise per week.
‡Only applies to the injured portion of the cohort.
eGDR, estimated glucose disposal rate; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C reactive protein; NS-SEC, National Statistics Socio-Economic Classification.