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Table 3 Correlation between MetS and demographic and clinical variable in male and female patients

From: Gender differences in prevalence and associated factors of metabolic syndrome in first-treatment and drug-naïve schizophrenia patients

Characteristic

Male (n = 244)

Female (n = 424)

r(p)

r(p)

Age—years

0.07(0.267)

− 0.17(< .001*)

Course of disease—years

0.08(0.195)

0.02(0.659)

Onset age—years

0.02(0.794)

− 0.21(< .001*)

Marital status (spousal vs. others)

0.03(0.659)

− 0.13(0.008*)

High school and above (yes vs. no)

0.01(0.846)

− 0.05(0.353)

TC—mmol/L

0.20(0.001*)

0.29(< .001*)

LDL-C—mmol/L

0.17(0.007*)

0.24(< .001*)

RBC—1012/L

0.05(0.403)

0.19(< .001*)

HGB—g/L

0.06(0.344)

0.21(< .001*)

WBC—109/L

0.06(0.317)

0.21(< .001*)

PLT—109/L

0.09(0.187)

0.11(0.024*)

BUN—mmol/L

− 0.05(0.455)

− 0.08(0.113)

CRE—mmol/L

− 0.05(0.403)

0.12(0.011*)

UA—mmol/L

0.02(0.820)

− 0.03(0.542)

TSH—uIU/mL

0.04(0.538)

0.03(0.498)

FT3—pmol/L

− 0.02(0.807)

− 0.09(0.068)

FT4—pmol/L

− 0.19(0.003*)

− 0.17(< .001*)

CGI-SI

− 0.13(0.044*)

− 0.15(0.002*)

PANSS

0.03(0.653)

− 0.13(0.006*)

 Positive factor

0.04(0.572)

− 0.09(0.074)

 Negative factor

0.02(0.783)

− 0.06(0.230)

 Excitement factor

− 0.03(0.700)

− 0.12(0.018*)

 Anxiety/depression factor

− 0.05(0.429)

− 0.11(0.020*)

 Cognitive factor

0.07(0.267)

0.02(0.753)

  1. TC total cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, RBC red blood cell, HGB hemoglobin, WBC white blood cell, PLT platelet, BUN blood urea nitrogen, CRE blood creatinine, UA blood uric acid, TSH thyroid stimulating hormone, FT3 free triiodothyronine, FT4 free tetraiodothyronine, PANSS Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale, CGI-SI Clinical Global Impression Scale—Severity of Illness. *p < 0.05