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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jul 22.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Behav Med. 2020 Apr;27(2):188–199. doi: 10.1007/s12529-020-09847-y

Table 2.

Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Mean (95% CI) of Metabolic Syndrome Indicators by Socioeconomic Status in the HCHS/SOL, 2008–2011 (N=14,029)*

MetSyn Components above Thresholdb WC (cm) TG (mg/dL)a HDL-C (mg/dL)a SBP (mmHg) DBP (mmHg) FPG (mg/dL)a
% (95% CI) Mean (95% CI)
Education
 < High School 37.9 (36.2 – 39.7) 2.1 (2.0 – 2.1) 98.4 (97.7 – 99.0) 139.7 (136.2 – 143.2) 48.1 (47.5 – 48.7) 121.8 (121.2 – 122.5) 72.3 (71.9 – 72.8) 105.3 (103.7 – 106.8)
 High School 34.9 (32.8 – 36.9) 2.0 (1.9 – 2.0) 98.2 (97.5 – 98.9) 133.9 (129.2 – 138.7) 48.2 (47.6 – 48.8) 121.3 (120.5 – 122.0) 72.4 (71.9 – 73.0) 103.1 (101.6 – 104.6)
 > High School 32.1 (30.3 – 34.1) 1.9 (1.8 – 1.9) 97.5 (96.9 – 98.1) 133.0 (129.3 – 136.7) 49.3 (48.7 – 49.8) 120.3 (119.7 – 120.9) 72.7 (72.2 – 73.1) 100.9 (99.8 – 102.0)
Household Income
 < $20,000 36.3 (34.6 – 38.0) 2.1 (2.0 – 2.1) 98.0 (97.4 – 98.5) 137.3 (133.8 – 140.8) 48.4 (47.9 – 49.0) 121.3 (120.7 – 121.9) 72.7 (72.3 – 73.1) 103.4 (102.2 – 104.6)
 $20,001-$40,000 35.4 (33.6 – 37.3) 2.0 (1.9 – 2.0) 98.1 (97.5 – 98.8) 137.5 (133.3 – 141.6) 48.2 (47.7 – 48.7) 121.1 (120.5 – 121.8) 72.5 (72.0 – 73.0) 103.1 (101.7 – 104.4)
 $40,001-$75,000 31.8 (28.8 – 34.9) 1.8 (1.8 – 1.9) 97.8 (96.9 – 98.6) 128.7 (123.3 – 134.2) 49.3 (48.4 – 50.2) 120.7 (119.9 – 121.6) 72.4 (71.8 – 73.0) 101.2 (99.2 – 103.2)
 > $75,000 26.1 (21.8 – 30.9) 1.6 (1.5 – 1.8) 97.8 (96.2 – 99.3) 122.2 (112.8 – 131.7) 49.2 (47.8 – 50.6) 119.7 (118.2 – 121.2) 71.0 (69.5 – 72.5) 100.4 (97.4 – 103.5)
Employment Status
 Unemployed 49.0 (39.6 – 58.5) 2.5 (2.3 – 2.8) 105.4 (100.4 – 110.3) 142.9 (127.9 – 157.9) 47.6 (45.3 – 49.9) 125.8 (122.4 – 129.3) 76.3 (73.5 – 79.0) 49.0 (39.6 – 58.5)
 Retired 37.7 (35.8 – 39.7) 2.1 (2.1 – 2.2) 98.6 (98.0 – 99.3) 139.5 (136.3 – 142.7) 48.5 (48 – 49.1) 120.5 (119.9 – 121.2) 72.5 (72.1 – 73.0) 37.7 (35.8 – 39.7)
 Part time employed 31.5 (28.6 – 34.6) 1.9 (1.8 – 1.9) 96.8 (95.9 – 97.7) 126.7 (122.5 – 130.8) 49.3 (48.7 – 50.0) 119.4 (118.5 – 120.3) 71.1 (70.4 – 71.7) 31.5 (28.6 – 34.6)
 Full time employed 31.2 (28.8 – 33.6) 1.8 (1.8 – 1.9) 97.4 (96.6 – 98.2) 134.5 (130.3 – 138.8) 48.4 (47.8 – 48.9) 122.6 (121.7 – 123.5) 73.3 (72.8 – 73.8) 31.2 (28.8 – 33.6)

Abbreviations: CI: Confidence Interval; DBP: Diastolic Blood Pressure; FPG: Fasting Plasma Glucose; HCHS/SOL: Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos; HDL-C: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; MetSyn: Metabolic Syndrome; SBP: Systolic Blood Pressure; TG: Triglycerides; WC: Waist Circumference.

*

Continuous data are presented as mean (95% CI), and categorical data are presented as a percentage (95% CI). Values are weighted for study design and nonresponse, and are adjusted for age standardized to the US 2010 population.

a

SI conversions: To convert triglycerides to mmol/L, multiply by 0.0113; HDL-cholesterol to mmol/L, multiply by 0.0259; fasting glucose level to mmol/l, divide by 18

b

Number of MetSyn components above diagnostic threshold, according to the harmonized definition of MetSyn