Table 2.

The prevalence of MS and risk factors of the study subjects.

Variables		Number (%)		P value
	Male	Female	Total
MS	212 (35.75)	360 (35.16)	572 (35.37)	0.810
High FBG	220 (37.1)	267 (26.07)	487 (30.12)	3.207E − 06
Low HDL-C	283 (47.72)	596 (58.2)	879 (54.36)	4.559E − 05
High BP	242 (40.81)	303 (29.59)	545 (33.70)	4.234E − 06
High TG	223 (37.61)	243 (23.73)	466 (28.82)	2.911E − 09
Large WC	221 (37.27)	602 (58.79)	823 (50.9)	7.289E − 17

Values are indicated as number (%).

P value: Chi-square test between male and female.

MS: metabolic syndrome; FBG: fasting blood glucose; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; WC: waist circumference.