Table 3.
Crude and adjusted associations among socioeconomic status (SES) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) components
| Components of MetS | SES class | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SES I | SES II | SES III | SES IV | ||
| Low | Lower-Middle | Middle | High | ||
| High blood Pressure | crude | 4.55 (3.97,5.22) | 3.37 (2.95,3.84) | 1.10 (.95,1.29) | Ref. |
| Adjusted1 | 1.22 (1.02,1.45) | 1.18 (1.001,1.39) | 1.007 (0.86,1.18) | Ref. | |
| High FBS | crude | 4.12 (3.28,5.17) | 3.61 (2.88,4.52) | 1.02 (0.77,1.37) | Ref. |
| Adjusted1 | 1.42 (1.08,1.88) | 1.53 (1.17,1.99) | 0.97 (0.73,1.30) | Ref. | |
| High triglycerides | crude | 2.05 (1.81,2.31) | 1.93 (1.72,2.16) | 1.12 (0.99,1.27) | Ref. |
| Adjusted1 | 1.36 (1.17,1.58) | 1.46 (1.27,1.67) | 1.12 (.99,1.26) | Ref. | |
| Low HDL | crude | 1.35 (1.19,1.51) | 1.37 (1.23,1.53) | 1.12 (1.001,1.24) | Ref. |
| Adjusted1 | 1.40 (1.21, 1.62) | 1.37 (1.20, 1.55) | 1.12 (0.998, 1.25) | Ref. | |
| High WC | crude | 4.43 (3.87,5.07) | 4.17 (3.66,4.76) | 1.42 (1.24,1.63) | Ref. |
| Adjusted1 | 1.85 (1.54, 2.21) | 1.96 (1.66, 2.31) | 1.32 (1.13, 1.54) | Ref. | |
Data are expressed as odds ratio (95% confidence interval) and adjusted by dietary score, total daily physical activity, age and gender. FBS: fasting blood sugar; HDL: high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; WC: waist circumference