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. 2015 Dec;28(Suppl 1):31–35. doi: 10.1590/S0102-6720201500S100010

TABLE 2. - Prevalence of comorbidities by socioeconomic factors.

Study factor Comorbidity
Obesity Metabolic syndrome Arterial hypertension Diabetes mellitus
Gender
Male 27.1 6.3 24.3 7.0
Female 24.4 2.3 11.4 2.7
p 0.432 0.017 <0.001 0.014
Age
18-29 years 13.3 1.7 5.0 1.8
30-39 years 34.4 1.1 11.7 1.1
40-49 years 25.0 2.5 11.8 2.5
50-59 years 29.6 5.0 19.1 6.5
60-69 years 27.5 6.5 25.9 7.5
>=70 years 12.7 8.2 32.8 8.2
p 0.008 0.144 <0.001 0.093
Level of education
No schooling 0.0 0.0 50.0 0.0
Primary comp/incomp 43.1 14.6 29.4 14.9
Secondary comp/incomp 29.6 4.3 20.1 5.9
Higher comp/incomp 22.6 2.9 15.4 3.2
p 0.005 <0.001 - 0.001
Household income
1 MW 35.6 7.0 22.0 9.3
> 1-3 MW 32.0 6.5 26.6 7.3
4 -10 MW 17.6 2.3 14.9 3.0
10-20 MW 26.8 3.0 15.0 3.1
Over 20 MW 23.3 5.6 15.1 5.6
p 0.017 0.264 0.052 0.170