Variable | Palaeolithic (n 18) | Reference (n 16) | P* | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mean or % | SD | Mean or % | SD |  |
Demographic | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Gender: women (%) | 72.2 |  | 75.0 |  | 0.86 |
  Age (year) | 52.0 | 10.2 | 55.4 | 9.0 | 0.32 |
  Race |  |  |  |  | 0.13 |
  Caucasian (%) | 100 |  | 87.5 |  |  |
  Asian (%) | 0 |  | 12.5 |  |  |
Characteristics of the MetS (n), range 0-5 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.02 |
(1) Abdominal circumference ♂ ≥102 cm, ♀ ≥88 cm (%) | 94.4 |  | 100.0 |  | 0.35 |
(2) Triglycerides ≥1.7 mmol/l (%) | 38.9 |  | 18.8 |  | 0.21 |
(3) HDL-cholesterol ♂ <1.0 mmol/l , ♀ <1.3 mmol/l (%) | 66.7 |  | 12.5 |  | 0.00 |
(4) BP ≥130/85 mmHg or BP medication (%) | 83.3 |  | 75.0 |  | 0.56 |
(5) Glucose fasting ≥5.6 mmol/l (%) | 77.8 |  | 43.8 |  | 0.04 |