Reversal Rate of Clustering of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors of Metabolic Syndrome in the General Population: The Niigata Preventive Medicine Study

Table 2

Comparisons of basal characteristics between the entire subjects and those with and without reversal of clustering of CVD risk factors.

Characteristics	All 4911	With reversal (𝑛=1929)	No reversal (𝑛=2982)	𝑃 value
Risk factor (%)
Obesity	67.7	58.2	73.9	<.001
Elevated blood pressure	90.7	89.5	91.4	.03
Low HDL cholesterol	47.9	47.2	48.4	.413
Elevated triglycerides	66.6	67.3	66.1	.369
Impaired glucose tolerance	57.4	54.8	59.1	.003
Number of risk factors
3	73.6	84.0	66.8	<.001
4	22.5	14.9	27.4	<.001
5	4.0	1.1	5.8	<.001