Table 1.
Prevalence of metabolic syndrome according to the subjects’ characteristics.
| Variables | Metabolic Syndrome | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | ||
| Age (years) | 52.93 ± 0.30 | 58.85 ± 0.29 | <0.001 |
| Sex | <0.001 | ||
| Men | 3490 (70.0) | 1474 (30.0) | |
| Women | 5011 (75.4) | 1612 (24.6) | |
| Education | <0.001 | ||
| ≤Elementary school | 2828 (64.2) | 1564 (35.8) | |
| Middle school | 2768 (75.9) | 881 (24.1) | |
| ≥High school | 2905 (81.5) | 641 (18.5) | |
| Current occupation | <0.001 | ||
| Yes | 5236 (74.9) | 1740 (25.1) | |
| No | 3265 (70.4) | 1346 (29.6) | |
| Marital status | <0.001 | ||
| Living with spouse | 6945 (74.6) | 2336 (25.4) | |
| Others | 1556 (67.0) | 750 (33.0) | |
| Household income | <0.001 | ||
| Low | 1416 (62.9) | 821 (37.1) | |
| Middle-low | 2808 (71.6) | 1090 (28.4) | |
| Middle-High | 2267 (77.8) | 657 (22.2) | |
| High | 2010 (79.0) | 518 (21.0) | |
| Current smoking status | 0.001 | ||
| Yes | 1485 (68.8) | 674 (31.2) | |
| No | 7016 (74.1) | 2412 (25.9) | |
| Current drinking status | <0.001 | ||
| Yes | 6002 (74.4) | 2029 (25.6) | |
| No | 2499 (70.2) | 1057 (29.8) | |
| Physical activity | <0.001 | ||
| 1–2 days/week | 5243 (71.3) | 2104 (28.7) | |
| ≥3 days/week | 3258 (76.2) | 982 (23.8) | |
Values are expressed as mean ± standard error or frequency (%).