Table 2 Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its component by socioeconomic status in women and men

Women

Education level

 <7 years

842 (39.85)

1120 (53.01)

667 (31.57)

979 (46.33)

1390 (65.78)

453 (21.44)

 7~12 years

869 (23.91)

1156 (31.80)

899 (24.73)

1607 (44.21)

1626 (44.73)

407 (11.20)

 >12 years

107 (17.31)**

109 (17.64)**

160 (25.89)**

246 (39.81)**

202 (32.69)**

43 (6.96)**

Personal monthly income level

 Lower

1708 (29.25)

2281 (39.06)

1583 (27.11)

2606 (44.62)

3018 (51.68)

848 (14.52)

 Middle

103 (21.73)

95 (20.04)

128 (27.00)

202 (42.62)

181 (38.19)

50 (10.55)

 Higher

7 (13.46)**

9 (17.31)**

15 (28.85)

24 (46.15)

19 (36.54)**

5 (9.62)*

Household monthly income level

 Lower

1621 (29.29)

2175 (39.30)

1497 (27.05)

2473 (44.69)

2863 (51.73)

807 (14.58)

 Middle

185 (24.28)

195 (25.59)

210 (27.56)

327 (42.91)

329 (43.18)

90 (11.81)

 Higher

12 (17.14)**

15 (21.43)**

19 (27.14)

32 (45.71)

26 (37.14)**

6 (8.57)*

Men

Education level

 <7 years

105 (12.96)

83 (10.25)

152 (18.77)

128 (15.80)

528 (65.19)

137 (16.91)

 7~12 years

349 (14.61)

223 (9.33)

744 (31.14)

442 (18.50)

1320 (55.25)

334 (13.98)

 >12 years

64 (13.11)

36 (7.38)

180 (36.89)**

113 (23.16)**

240 (49.18)**

69 (14.14)

Personal monthly income level

 Lower

418 (13.65)

283 (9.24)

827 (27.01)

541 (17.67)

1763 (57.58)

445 (14.53)

 Middle

81 (15.85)

47 (9.20)

196 (38.36)

117 (22.90)

279 (54.60)

82 (16.05)

 Higher

19 (16.67)

12 (10.53)

53 (46.49)**

25 (21.93)**

46 (40.35)**

13 (11.40)

Household monthly income level

 Lower

452 (14.05)

309 (9.61)

898 (27.91)

584 (18.15)

1861 (57.85)

465 (14.45)

 Middle

59 (13.82)

28 (6.56)

159 (37.24)

90 (21.08)

210 (49.18)

71 (16.63)

 Higher

7 (16.28)

5 (11.63)

19 (44.19)**

9 (20.93)

17 (39.53)**

4 (9.30)