Table 2.

Socioeconomic status of study subjects corresponding to metabolic syndrome

Parameters	Subjects without MS (%) n = 1142		Subjects with MS (%) n = 393		p value
Family Income					0.071
Income < 70 USD	888	(77.8%)	288	(73.3%)
Income 70-139 USD	178	(15.6%)	82	(20.9%)
Income ≥ 140 USD	31	(2.7%)	23	(5.9%)
Missing	45	(3.9%)	0	(0%)
Own Land					< 0.001
No Land	492	(43.1%)	107	(27.2%)
Land	591	(51.8%)	277	(70.5%)
Missing	59	(5.2%)	9	(2.3%)
Living Area					< 0.001
Living Area ≤ 1,000 Sqr. ft	338	(29.6%)	65	(16.5%)
Living Area > 1,000 Sqr. ft	804	(70.4%)	328	(83.5%)
Education Level					0.017
No Formal Education	564	(49.4%)	222	(56.5%)
Formal Education	578	(50.6%)	171	(43.5%)
Types of Work					0.002
Desk Work	28	(2.5%)	20	(5.1%)
Physical Work	1060	(92.8%)	365	(92.9%)
Missing	54	(4.7%)	8	(2.0%)
Family History* of Diabetes					< 0.001
Non Diabetic	992	(86.9%)	322	(81.9%)
Diabetic	103	(9.0%)	71	(18.1%)
Missing	47	(4.1%)	0	(0%)
Family History* of Hypertension					0.003
Non Hypertensive	924	(80.9%)	302	(76.8%)
Hypertensive	171	(15.0%)	91	(23.2%)
Missing	47	(4.1%)	0	(0%)
Smoking Habit					0.242
No	894	(78.3%)	319	(81.2%)
Yes	248	(21.7%)	74	(18.8%)

*Family history is only accounted from father and mother only