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. 2017 Oct 18;8(4):345–355. doi: 10.1007/s13167-017-0119-1

Table 4.

Distribution of risk factors with or without SHS

Variables Total
n (%)
SHS score ≥ 21
n (%)
SHS score < 21
n (%)
p value x 2 aOR (95% CI) p value
Gender 0.023 4.49
 Male 98 (37.3) 42 (31.1) 56 (43.8) 1.0#
 Female 165 (62.7) 93 (68.9) 72 (56.3) 1.7 (1.04–2.85) 0.034
Age (years) 0.02 13.34
 21–30 14 (5.3) 5 (3.7) 9 (7.0) 1.0#
 31–40 30 (11.4) 17 (12.6) 13 (10.2) 2.35 (0.63–8.73) 0.332
 41–50 74 (28.1) 41 (32.0) 33 (24.4) 1.45 (0.44–4.72) 0.574
 51–60 87 (33.1) 47 (36.7) 40 (29.6) 1.53 (0.47–4.94) 0.569
 61–70 44 (16.7) 28 (20.7) 16 (12.5) 3.15 (0.89–11.04) 0.119
 71–80 14 (5.3) 12 (8.9) 2 (1.6) 10.8 (1.69–68.97) 0.018
Education 0.001 19.81
 Tertiary 36 (13.7) 14 (10.4) 22 (17.2) 1.0#
 Senior high school 82 (31.2) 30 (22.2) 52 (40.6) 0.91 (0.40–2.03) 0.838
 Junior high school 93 (35.4) 54 (40.0) 39 (30.5) 2.17 (0.99–4.78) 0.076
 Lower primary 30 (11.4) 20 (14.8) 10 (7.8) 3.14 (1.14–8.65) 0.029
 No education 22 (8.4) 17 (12.6) 5 (3.9) 5.34 (1.61–17.77) 0.007
Marital status 0.019 11.76
 Married 173 (68.5) 80 (59.3) 93 (72.7) 1.0#
 Never married 29 (11.0) 13 (9.6) 16 (12.5) 0.94 (0.42–2.08) 0.999
 Divorced/separated 24 (9.1) 16 (11.8) 8 (6.2) 2.32 (0.94–5.72) 0.081
 Widowed 37 (14.1) 26 (19.3) 11 (8.6) 2.75 (1.28–5.91) 0.011
Occupation < 0.001 27.09
 Employed 106 (40.3) 36 (26.7) 70 (54.7) 1.0#
 Retired 23 (8.7) 18 (13.3) 5 (3.9) 7.00 (2.40–20.40) 0.0001
 Unemployed 32 (12.2) 22 (16.3) 10 (7.8) 4.28 (1.83–9.99) 0.0009
 Informal employment 102 (38.8) 59 (43.7) 43 (33.6) 2.68 (1.52–4.68) 0.0008
Physical activity 0.006 12.35
 Primarily sedentary 87 (33.1) 57 (42.2) 30 (23.4) 2.97 (1.38–6.39) 0.007
 Moderate activity 135 (51.3) 62 (45.9) 73 (57) 1.32 (0.65–2.71) 0.476
 Primarily physical 41 (15.6) 16 (11.9) 25 (19.6) 1.0#
Biochemical data
 SBP (mmHg) 143.69 ± 25.82 148.33 ± 24.05 139.20 ± 26.58 0.004
 DBP (mmHg) 84.27 ± 15.37 87.33 ± 15.35 81.24 ± 14.7 0.001
  FPG (mmol/l) 6.08 ± 1.78 6.15 ± 1.75 6.01 ± 1.84 0.544
 HbA1c (%) 5.45 ± 0.99 5.44 ± 0.94 5.44 ± 1.06 0.997
 TC(mmol/l) 4.57 ± 1.25 4.66 ± 1.3 4.47 ± 1.18 0.217
 TG (mmol/l) 1.32 ± 0.91 1.41 ± 1.01 1.22 ± 0.79 0.099
 HDL-c (mmol/l) 1.23 ± 0.31 1.25 ± 0.32 1.20 ± 0.3 0.177
 VLDL-c (mmol/l) 0.59 ± 0.35 0.62 ± 0.35 0.56 ± 0.36 0.155
 LDL-c (mmol/l) 2.77 ± 1.06 2.81 ± 1.09 2.73 ± 1.02 0.554
 Coronary risk 5.37 ± 1.49 5.40 ± 1.5 5.35 ± 1.47 0.805

Multivariate regression model was adjusted for age and gender

aOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval

#Reference, p < 0.05. Tests of significance were two tailed (p < 0.05)