From: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk factors in adults in southern China
 |  | Male (3,148) | Female (3,320) | P |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | Urban | 47.70 (45.24, 50.16) | 46.35 (44.14, 48.56) | < 0.001 |
 | Rural | 43.47 (41.83, 45.11) | 43.18 (41.64, 45.11) | 0.68 |
 | p | 0.010 | 0.026 |  |
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | Urban | 23.29 (22.83, 23.75) | 23.03 (22.83, 23.23) | 0.28 |
 | Rural | 21.05 (20.29, 21.82) | 21.02 (20.63, 21.41) | 0.89 |
 | p | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |  |
Waist circumference (cm) | Urban | 80.61 (79.80, 81.45) | 74.52 (72.19, 76.86) | < 0.001 |
 | Rural | 74.95 (73.62, 76.27) | 71.71 (71.03, 72.40) | < 0.001 |
 | p | < 0.001 | 0.028 |  |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | Urban | 123.48 (120.79, 126.16) | 119.93 (116.65, 123.20) | 0.002 |
 | Rural | 119.52 (115.57, 123.47) | 117.57 (111.52, 123.62) | 0.25 |
 | p | 0.094 | 0.46 |  |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | Urban | 78.43 (77.04, 79.81) | 74.34 (72.83, 75.85) | < 0.001 |
 | Rural | 76.76 (75.77, 77.74) | 74.52 (73.39, 75.65) | 0.002 |
 | p | 0.053 | 0.84 |  |
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | Urban | 4.52 (4.41, 4.64) | 4.55 (4.41, 4.70) | 0.43 |
 | Rural | 4.19 (4.01, 4.37) | 4.14 (4.03, 4.25) | 0.32 |
 | p | 0.007 | < 0.001 |  |
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | Urban | 1.27 (1.15, 1.34) | 1.38 (1.31, 1.44) | < 0.001 |
 | Rural | 1.32 (1.26, 1.38) | 1.40 (1.32, 1.48) | 0.028 |
 | p | 0.20 | 0.63 |  |
Triglyceride (mmol/L) | Urban | 1.37 (1.25, 1.49) | 1.17 (1.02, 1.32) | 0.001 |
 | Rural | 1.05 (0.95, 1.15) | 0.96 (0.93, 1.00) | 0.034 |
 | p | 0.001 | 0.015 |  |
Fasting glucose (mmol/L) | Urban | 5.08 (4.95, 5.21) | 5.10 (4.97, 5.23) | 0.25 |
 | Rural | 4.90 (4.75, 5.06) | 4.81 (4.67, 4.94) | 0.019 |
 | p | 0.078 | 0.006 |  |
Education (no formal school education) | Urban | 97.90 (96.34, 99.46) | 90.21 (85.47, 94.94) | < .0001 |
 | Rural | 97.48 (96.42, 98.53) | 83.49 (78.41, 88.57) | < .0001 |
 | p | 0.63 | 0.037 |  |
Tobacco consumptions (ever) | Urban | 45.53 (39.34, 51.72) | 2.33 (1.08, 3.58) | < 0.001 |
 | Rural | 57.49 (50.00, 64.98) | 0.86 (0.00, 2.11) | < 0.001 |
 | p | 0.006 | 0.14 |  |
Alcohol consumptions (ever) | Urban | 33.84(31.15, 36.53) | 4.40 (2.28, 6.53) | < 0.001 |
 | Rural | 30.56 (25.38, 35.75) | 4.45 (3.04, 5.86) | < 0.001 |
 | p | 0.21 | 0.97 |  |