Table 1.
Overall prevalence of MetS according to demographic and socio-economic status characteristics based on ATPIII Criteria
| Waist Circumference (Men > 102, Women >88 cm), n (%) | Triglycerides > 1.7 mmol/l, n (%) | FBG (≥6.1 mmol/l), n (%) | Hypertension (≥130/85 mmHg), n (%) | HDL (Men < 1.03 mmol/l); (Women < 1.29 mmol/l), n (%) | MetS (ATPIII), n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male |
1480 (33.5)* |
2200 (49.8)* |
1829 (41.4)* |
1572 (35.6)* |
3781 (85.6)* |
2085 (47.2)* |
| Female |
2606 (54.9) |
1281 (27.0) |
1571 (33.1) |
1234 (26.0) |
3798 (80.0) |
1913 (40.3) |
|
Marital status | ||||||
| Single |
409 (18.0) |
439 (19.3) |
330 (14.5) |
222 (9.7) |
1695 (74.6) |
296 (13.0) |
| Married |
3322 (51.9) |
2823 (44.1) |
2800 (43.7) |
2338 (36.5) |
5481 (85.5) |
3374 (52.7) |
| Divorced |
101 (73.5) |
56 (40.8) |
47 (34.7) |
42 (30.6) |
120 (87.8) |
70 (51.0) |
| Widowed |
254 (73.4)* |
163 (46.9)* |
223 (64.1)* |
204 (58.6)* |
283 (81.2)* |
258 (74.2)* |
|
Income | ||||||
| Low income |
2075 (48.7) |
1180 (27.7) |
1334 (31.3) |
1090 (25.6) |
3409 (80.0) |
1612 (37.8) |
| Middle Class |
1182 (40.7) |
1354 (46.6) |
1231 (42.4) |
953 (32.8) |
2491 (85.7) |
1409 (48.5) |
| Upper Class |
829 (41.5)* |
947 (47.4)* |
835 (41.8)* |
763 (38.2)* |
1679 (84.0)* |
977 (48.9)* |
|
Education | ||||||
| Uneducated (< 6 yrs) |
1697 (66.8) |
1071 (42.2) |
1324 (52.3) |
1172 (46.2) |
2121 (83.6) |
1594 (62.8) |
| Pre-college (7–12 yrs) |
1701 (39.4) |
1740 (40.3) |
1553 (36.1) |
1207 (28.0) |
3629 (84.2) |
1798 (41.8) |
| Higher Educated (>12 yrs) |
688 (29.7)* |
670 (28.9)* |
523 (22.6)* |
427 (18.4)* |
1829 (78.9)* |
606 (26.1)* |
|
Profession | ||||||
| Government |
1172 (40.0) |
1350 (46.0) |
1075 (36.8) |
850 (29.0) |
2451 (83.6) |
1260 (43.0) |
| Private |
150 (34.1) |
215 (48.8) |
188 (42.7) |
147 (33.5) |
405 (92.1) |
228 (51.8) |
| Retired |
382 (44.4) |
490 (56.9) |
546 (63.4) |
457 (53.1) |
764 (88.8) |
592 (68.6) |
| Unemployed |
2382 (48.3)* |
1426 (28.9)* |
1591 (32.3)* |
1352 (27.4) * |
3959 (80.3)* |
1918 (38.8)* |
|
Exercise | ||||||
| Daily or 3–4 times/week |
2813 (43.8) |
2215 (34.5) |
2279 (35.5) |
1716 (26.7) |
5160 (80.2) |
2733 (42.5) |
| 1-2 times/week |
794 (46.7) |
800 (47.0) |
684 (40.2) |
598 (35.2) |
1495 (87.9) |
764 (44.9) |
| Few times/Once a month | 479 (46.3)* | 466 (45.1)* | 437 (42.2)* | 492 (47.6)* | 924 (88.6)* | 501 (48.3)* |
*p < 0.05: comparison between various classes of demographic and socioeconomic status characteristics.