Table 2.
Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its component by socioeconomic status in women and men
| Variables | Metabolic syndrome | Abdominal obesity | High triglycerides | Low HDL-cholesterol | High blood pressure | High blood glucose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Education level |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| <7 years |
842 (39.85) |
1120 (53.01) |
667 (31.57) |
979 (46.33) |
1390 (65.78) |
453 (21.44) |
| 7~12 years |
869 (23.91) |
1156 (31.80) |
899 (24.73) |
1607 (44.21) |
1626 (44.73) |
407 (11.20) |
| >12 years |
107 (17.31)** |
109 (17.64)** |
160 (25.89)** |
246 (39.81)** |
202 (32.69)** |
43 (6.96)** |
| Personal monthly income level |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Lower |
1708 (29.25) |
2281 (39.06) |
1583 (27.11) |
2606 (44.62) |
3018 (51.68) |
848 (14.52) |
| Middle |
103 (21.73) |
95 (20.04) |
128 (27.00) |
202 (42.62) |
181 (38.19) |
50 (10.55) |
| Higher |
7 (13.46)** |
9 (17.31)** |
15 (28.85) |
24 (46.15) |
19 (36.54)** |
5 (9.62)* |
| Household monthly income level |
|
|
|
|
||
| Lower |
1621 (29.29) |
2175 (39.30) |
1497 (27.05) |
2473 (44.69) |
2863 (51.73) |
807 (14.58) |
| Middle |
185 (24.28) |
195 (25.59) |
210 (27.56) |
327 (42.91) |
329 (43.18) |
90 (11.81) |
| Higher |
12 (17.14)** |
15 (21.43)** |
19 (27.14) |
32 (45.71) |
26 (37.14)** |
6 (8.57)* |
| Men |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Education level |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| <7 years |
105 (12.96) |
83 (10.25) |
152 (18.77) |
128 (15.80) |
528 (65.19) |
137 (16.91) |
| 7~12 years |
349 (14.61) |
223 (9.33) |
744 (31.14) |
442 (18.50) |
1320 (55.25) |
334 (13.98) |
| >12 years |
64 (13.11) |
36 (7.38) |
180 (36.89)** |
113 (23.16)** |
240 (49.18)** |
69 (14.14) |
| Personal monthly income level |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Lower |
418 (13.65) |
283 (9.24) |
827 (27.01) |
541 (17.67) |
1763 (57.58) |
445 (14.53) |
| Middle |
81 (15.85) |
47 (9.20) |
196 (38.36) |
117 (22.90) |
279 (54.60) |
82 (16.05) |
| Higher |
19 (16.67) |
12 (10.53) |
53 (46.49)** |
25 (21.93)** |
46 (40.35)** |
13 (11.40) |
| Household monthly income level |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Lower |
452 (14.05) |
309 (9.61) |
898 (27.91) |
584 (18.15) |
1861 (57.85) |
465 (14.45) |
| Middle |
59 (13.82) |
28 (6.56) |
159 (37.24) |
90 (21.08) |
210 (49.18) |
71 (16.63) |
| Higher | 7 (16.28) | 5 (11.63) | 19 (44.19)** | 9 (20.93) | 17 (39.53)** | 4 (9.30) |
*P<0.05 from Cochran-Armitage test for trend.
**P<0.01 from Cochran-Armitage test for trend.