Table 6.

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome according to socioeconomic and demographic factors using NCEP/ATPIII and IDF criteria

NCEP/ATPIII	With MetS (n = 189)	Without MetS (n = 174)	p value*
Residency
Balata	88	89	0.297
Asker	72	53
Al Ein	29	32
Income
Low	92	81	0.257
Intermediate	82	70
High	15	23
Marital status
Married	167	148	0.353
Unmarried	22	26

IDF	With MetS (n = 252)	Without MetS (n = 111)	p value*
Residency
Balata	149	28	< 0.001
Asker	48	77
Al Ein	55	6
Income
Low	129	44	0.075
Intermediate	101	51
High	22	16
Marital status
Married	225	90	0.03
Unmarried	27	21

* p value < 0.05 considered statistically significant. Chi square test was used