PLA2G7 and metabolic syndrome: The prevalence of diabetes (2.5%, 3.5%, and 6.1% in the first, second, and third tertile, respectively) and MetS (25.4%, 25.6%, and 31.6% in the first, second, and third tertile, respectively) in younger men showed an increase with the increase in Lp-PLA2 levels (p < 0.05).