Table 1.
Prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) according to fasting plasma glucose or HbA1c or both
| No MetS | FPG-based diagnosis of MetS | HbA1c-based diagnosis of MetS | MetS by both FPG and HbA1c | ҝ coefficient * | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL |
5633 (73.7) |
368 (4.8) |
872 (11.4) |
768 (10.1) |
0.458 |
| Sex |
|
|
|
|
|
| Men |
2731 (75.3) |
179 (5.0) |
353 (9.7) |
361 (10.0) |
0.489 |
| Women |
2902 (72.3) |
189 (4.7) |
519 (12.9) |
407 (10.1) |
0.432 |
| Age, y |
|
|
|
|
|
| 18-44 |
2434 (86.6) |
88 (3.1) |
176 (6.3) |
113 (4.0) |
0.412 |
| 45-64 |
2407 (68.4) |
214 (6.1) |
475 (13.5) |
423 (12.0) |
0.431 |
| ≥ 65 |
792 (60.5) |
66 (5.0) |
221 (16.8) |
232 (17.7) |
0.474 |
| BMI categories |
|
|
|
|
|
| < 25 kg/m2 |
4462 (83.1) |
189 (3.5) |
409 (7.6) |
310 (5.8) |
0.449 |
| 25-30 kg/m2 |
1056 (53.9) |
148 (7.6) |
395 (20.2) |
359 (18.3) |
0.376 |
| ≥ 30 kg/m2 |
115 (36.8) |
31 (9.9) |
68 (21.7) |
99 (31.6) |
0.375 |
| WC categories |
|
|
|
|
|
| < 85/80 cm |
3507 (93.6) |
44 (1.2) |
119 (3.2) |
72 (2.0) |
0.448 |
| ≥ 85/80 cm |
2126 (54.5) |
324 (8.3) |
753 (19.3) |
696 (17.9) |
0.371 |
| BP status |
|
|
|
|
|
| < 120/80 mmHg |
2159 (91.5) |
46 (2.0) |
101 (4.3) |
53 (2.2) |
0.388 |
| 120/80-140/90 mmHg |
2532 (75.9) |
150 (4.5) |
346 (10.4) |
307 (9.2) |
0.467 |
| ≥140/90 mmHg |
942 (48.4) |
172 (8.8) |
425 (21.8) |
408 (21.0) |
0.349 |
| Settings |
|
|
|
|
|
| Urban |
1785 (72.8) |
146 (5.9) |
287 (11.7) |
236 (9.6) |
0.412 |
| Rural |
3848 (74.2) |
222 (4.3) |
585 (11.3) |
532 (10.2) |
0.478 |
| Regions |
|
|
|
|
|
| Southern |
3438 (78.9) |
224 (5.1) |
392 (9.0) |
304 (7.0) |
0.416 |
| Northern |
2195 (66.9) |
144 (4.4) |
480 (14.6) |
464 (14.1) |
0.481 |
| Education |
|
|
|
|
|
| Primary or below |
2367 (69.5) |
171 (5.0) |
471 (13.8) |
396 (11.7) |
0.439 |
| Less than high school |
1900 (76.9) |
121 (4.9) |
232 (9.3) |
220 (8.9) |
0.472 |
| High school or above | 1366 (77.5) | 76 (4.3) | 169 (9.6) | 152 (8.6) | 0.474 |
Data are numbers (percentages).
*An agreement between FPG- and HbA1c- based identification of MetS.
FPG, fasting plasma glucose; BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; BP, blood pressure.