APOB and metabolic syndrome: They had a higher prevalence of hypertension (P<0.001), diabetes (P<0.001), dyslipidemia (P<0.001), smoking (P<0.001) and alcohol consumption (P<0.001), as well as increased body weight (P<0.001), BMI (P = 0.012), older age (P<0.001), higher level of TC (P<0.001) and apo B (P<0.001) and lower levels of HDL cholesterol (P<0.001).