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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study population (n=10054)

From: Socioeconomic status and metabolic syndrome in the general population of China: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Men (n=3 687)

Women (n=6 367)

Pvalue

Age (years)

52.7±13.57

52.46±13.03

0.0053

BMI (kg/m2)

25.0±3.66

25.5±4.08

<0.0001

Waist circumference (cm)

89.17±10.36

85.5±10.80

0.0046

SBP (mmHg)

129.11±18.47

126.03±19.68

<0.0001

DBP (mmHg)

81.88±10.72

78.97±10.27

0.0030

FBG (mmol/L)

5.08±1.69

5.11±1.70

0.7639

TG (mmol/L)

1.63±1.73

1.46±1.24

<0.0001

HDL (mmol/L)

1.26±0.38

1.36±0.29

<0.0001

Education level

  

<0.0001

 <7 years

810 (21.97)

2114 (33.20)

 

 7~12 years

2389 (64.80)

3635 (57.09)

 

 >12 years

488 (13.24)

618 (9.71)

 

Personal monthly income level

  

<0.0001

 Lower

3062 (83.05)

5841 (91.74)

 

 Middle

511 (13.86)

474 (7.44)

 

 Higher

114 (3.09)

52 (0.82)

 

Household monthly income level

  

0.8124

 Lower

3217 (87.25)

5535 (86.93)

 

 Middle

427 (11.58)

762 (11.97)

 

 Higher

43 (1.17)

70 (1.10)

 

Marital status

  

<0.0001

 Married

3384 (91.78)

5639 (88.57)

 

 Else

303 (8.22)

728 (11.43)

 

Drinking

  

<0.0001

 Never

1824 (49.47)

6061 (95.21)

 

 Previous drinking

561 (15.22)

181 (2.84)

 

 Current drinking

1302 (35.31)

124 (1.95)

 

Smoking

  

<0.0001

 Non-smoker

987 (26.77)

5780 (90.78)

 

 Current smoker

2191 (59.43)

483 (7.59)

 

 Ex-smoker

509 (13.81)

104 (1.63)

 

Physical activity (hours/day)

  

0.0007

 ≤1

2482 (67.32)

4056 (63.70)

 

 2~3

1083 (29.37)

2102 (33.01)

 

 ≥4

122 (3.31)

209 (3.28)

 

Community type

  

<0.0001

 Urban

663 (17.98)

1396 (21.93)

 

 Urban–rural mixed

1039 (28.18)

1999 (31.40)

 

 Rural

1985 (53.84)

2972 (46.68)

 

Metabolic syndrome

  

<0.0001

 Yes

518 (14.05)

1818 (28.55)

 

 No

3169 (85.95)

4549 (71.45)

 
  1. BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, FBG fasting blood glucose, TG triglycerides, HDL high density lipoprotein.