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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of MetS patients in NHANES 2001–2006 and NHANES 2017–2018

From: Protective effect of serum carotenoids on mortality among metabolic syndrome patients: attenuated by lipid-lowering drugs

Characters

Total

Survival

Mortality

P-value

(n = 2521)

(n = 1825)

(n = 696)

Age, years

53.81(0.40)

50.65(0.42)

65.69(0.83)

< 0.001

Gender, %

   

0.200

 Female

1342(51.70)

1012(52.49)

330(48.72)

 

 Male

1179(48.30)

813(47.51)

366(51.28)

 

Race, %

   

0.010

 Mexican American

511(7.73)

397(8.60)

114(4.45)

 

 Non-Hispanic Black

441(9.51)

341(9.71)

100(8.74)

 

 Non-Hispanic White

1287(72.99)

838(70.98)

449(80.52)

 

 Other Race

282(9.77)

249(10.70)

33(6.28)

 

Education, %

   

< 0.001

 Less than high school

783(20.40)

521(18.18)

262(28.77)

 

 High school or equivalent

641(30.55)

453(30.49)

188(30.79)

 

 Over than high school

1097(49.04)

851(51.33)

246(40.43)

 

PIR, %

   

< 0.001

 <1.3

759(22.05)

517(20.36)

242(28.38)

 

 1.3–3.5

1036(39.48)

731(38.27)

305(44.03)

 

 ≥3.5

726(38.47)

577(41.37)

149(27.59)

 

Smoking, %

   

< 0.001

 Current smoker

497(21.66)

369(21.22)

128(23.35)

 

 Former smoker

812(31.61)

519(29.39)

293(39.93)

 

 Never smoker

1212(46.73)

937(49.39)

275(36.73)

 

Drinking, %

   

0.020

 No

2125(84.43)

1555(85.44)

570(80.67)

 

 Yes

396(15.57)

270(14.56)

126(19.33)

 

BMI, kg/m2

32.68(0.25)

33.00(0.29)

31.47(0.31)

< 0.001

PA, MET-min/week

1418.38(109.50)

1619.96(135.76)

660.99(69.63)

< 0.001

HEI

49.01(0.43)

48.60(0.45)

50.55(0.69)

0.010

Comorbidity status, %

   

< 0.001

 No

597(28.38)

533(33.17)

64(10.39)

 

 Yes

1924(71.62)

1292(66.83)

632(89.61)

 

Supplement use, %

   

< 0.001

 No

1408(56.01)

979(53.53)

429(65.31)

 

 Yes

1113(43.99)

846(46.47)

267(34.69)

 

Medication use, %

   

< 0.001

 No

892(39.46)

768(44.55)

124(20.30)

 

 Yes

1629(60.54)

1057(55.45)

572(79.70)

 

Antihypertensive drugs, %

   

< 0.001

 No

1037(45.72)

879(50.95)

158(26.04)

 

 Yes

1484(54.28)

946(49.05)

538(73.96)

 

Lipid-lowering drugs, %

   

< 0.001

 No

1766(70.18)

1324(72.57)

442(61.21)

 

 Yes

755(29.82)

501(27.43)

254(38.79)

 

Antidiabetic drugs, %

   

0.010

 No

1969(82.17)

1453(83.55)

516(76.99)

 

 Yes

552(17.83)

372(16.45)

180(23.01)

 

Combination drugs, %

   

< 0.001

 No

1636(67.91)

1255(71.00)

381(56.29)

 

 Yes

885(32.09)

570(29.00)

315(43.71)

 

α-carotene, µmol/L

0.04(0.02,0.08)

0.04(0.02,0.08)

0.04(0.02,0.07)

0.154

Trans β-carotene, µmol/L

0.19(0.11,0.32)

0.18(0.11,0.31)

0.20(0.11,0.37)

0.161

Lutein/zeaxanthin, µmol/L

0.23(0.16,0.33)

0.24(0.17,0.33)

0.22(0.16,0.31)

0.015

β-cryptoxanthin, µmol/L

0.10(0.07,0.16)

0.10(0.07,0.16)

0.10(0.07,0.16)

0.561

Trans lycopene, µmol/L

0.37(0.24,0.51)

0.38(0.26,0.53)

0.30(0.18,0.46)

< 0.001

Total lycopene, µmol/L

0.67(0.46,0.95)

0.70(0.49,0.96)

0.55(0.34,0.78)

< 0.001

Total carotenoid, µmol/L

1.33(0.95,1.83)

1.33(0.99,1.85)

1.21(0.86,1.74)

0.016

  1. Note: Continuous variables with a normal distribution were presented as mean (standard error), those with a non-normal distribution as median (interquartile range), and categorical variables as counts (percentages). Other Race: including Multi-Racial and other Hispanics. PIR: poverty-to-income ratio. BMI: body mass index. PA: physical activity. HEI: healthy eating index