Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and its components in relation to socioeconomic status among Jamaican young adults: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome components by levels of socioeconomic status markers

Occupation of Household Head
	Highly Skilled	Skilled	Semi/Unskilled	Other	P value (association)	P value* (trend)
WC	12.43	13.55	21.84	22.81	0.013	0.009
High BP	7.03	6.39	7.28	5.26	0.942	0.908
IFG	1.08	1.28	0.49	3.51	0.319	0.541
Low HDL	43.78	45.27	53.40	43.86	0.184	0.052
High TG	1.62	0.51	0.00	0.00	0.179	0.047
Parental Education
	Tertiary	Secondary	Primary/All Age	Don't Know	P value (association)	P value (trend)*
WC	12.50	14.08	28.43	18.18	0.002	0.002
High BP	6.25	6.68	6.86	7.27	0.988	0.818
IFG	0.96	1.19	0.98	1.82	0.919	0.927
Low HDL	48.56	47.26	48.04	40.91	0.596	0.870
High TG	1.44	0.24	0.98	0.00	0.228	0.369
Housing Tenure
	Owned by Parent	Family Owned	Rented	Other	P value (association)	P value (trend)*
WC	15.78	14.79	15.92	21.05	0.733	0.992
High BP	6.31	8.28	6.97	3.51	0.629	0.667
IFG	0.73	2.96	0.00	3.51	0.017	0.723
Low HDL	45.87	45.56	50.25	45.61	0.744	0.349
High TG	0.49	1.18	0.50	0.00	0.695	0.852

*Test for Trend excludes other/don't know categories; WC = elevated waist circumference; BP = Blood pressure; IFG = Impaired Fasting Glucose; HDL = High density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG = triglycerides

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