Table 3:
Weighted estimates of the prevalence by number of components of metabolic syndrome identified according to the unified criteria, by age, sex, education level and income
| Characteristic | No. of components identified; estimated prevalence, weighted, % (SE) | p value* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 or 5 | ||
| Overall | 33.3 (2.9) | 28.7 (1.5) | 18.8 (1.3) | 11.7 (1.3) | 7.4 (1.1) | |
| Sex | 0.06 | |||||
| Male | 33.1 (2.6) | 28.0 (2.1) | 21.1 (1.5) | 10.5 (1.5) | 7.3 (1.0) | |
| Female | 33.6 (3.8) | 29.4 (1.7) | 16.5 (1.7) | 13.0 (1.8) | 7.5 (1.6) | |
| Age group, yr | < 0.001 | |||||
| 18–39 | 47.8 (4.8) | 30.6 (3.8) | 15.0 (2.3) | 5.3 (1.2) | 1.2 (0.3) | |
| 40–49 | 30.1 (4.6) | 30.1 (2.7) | 22.3 (4.4) | 11.5 (2.3) | 6.0 (2.6) | |
| 50–59 | 30.2 (6.3) | 26.1 (3.6) | 16.4 (3.4) | 16.0 (1.8) | 11.3 (2.8) | |
| 60–69 | 11.2 (2.0) | 26.8 (2.8) | 22.3 (4.0) | 22.5 (3.8) | 17.2 (2.2) | |
| 70–79 | 10.4 (2.7) | 22.6 (3.9) | 28.1 (2.1) | 18.7 (3.7) | 20.3 (3.9) | |
| Education level† | < 0.001 | |||||
| Less than secondary school graduation | 28.0 (6.4) | 28.0 (6.4) | 40.1 (7.5) | |||
| Secondary school graduation | 50.0 (3.2) | 15.7 (3.5) | 34.3 (4.5) | |||
| Some postsecondary | 67.1 (7.6) | 23.5 (6.8) | 9.4 (2.4) | |||
| Postsecondary graduation | 66.3 (1.9) | 18.5 (1.1) | 15.2 (1.6) | |||
| Income level | 0.010 | |||||
| Lowest income | 36.9 (6.4) | 22.3 (8.3) | 19.5 (6.4) | 7.5 (1.9) | 13.8 (5.5) | |
| Lower–middle income | 21.5 (5.3) | 27.7 (3.0) | 19.2 (4.7) | 18.7 (4.5) | 12.9 (3.8) | |
| Upper–middle income | 30.9 (4.9) | 30.9 (3.9) | 17.7 (2.2) | 13.3 (2.4) | 7.2 (1.3) | |
| Highest income | 36.8 (3.3) | 28.0 (1.8) | 20.0 (1.4) | 9.6 (1.2) | 5.5 (1.6) | |
Note: SE = standard error.
*
χ2 test.
†
Those with 0 or 1 component were grouped, as were those with 3 or more components, in keeping with Statistics Canada’s confidentiality requirements.