2.4 Statistical analysis of data
Parametric tests were used without performing normality test due to the compatibility of the Central Limit Theorem10. In the analysis of the data, mean and standard deviation, minimum and maximum values ​​were used for continuous variables, and frequency and percentage ​​were used when defining categorical variables. Student’s t and Mann-Whitney U tests were performed to compare the means of two scale score groups. Chi-Square test was used to evaluate the relationship between categorical variables. The exposure ratio (odds ratio) was presented for variables thought to be associated with Metabolic Syndrome. Logistic regression analysis was used to investigate the association between mortality and metabolic syndrome. The statistical significance level was p <0.05. Www.e-picos.com New York software and MedCalc statistics package program were used in assessing the data.