Table 1 Prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) according to fasting plasma glucose or HbA1c or both
No MetS | FPG-based diagnosis of MetS | HbA1c-based diagnosis of MetS | MetS by both FPG and HbA1c | ҝ coefficient* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ALL | 5633 (73.7) | 368 (4.8) | 872 (11.4) | 768 (10.1) | 0.458 |
Sex | |||||
Men | 2731 (75.3) | 179 (5.0) | 353 (9.7) | 361 (10.0) | 0.489 |
Women | 2902 (72.3) | 189 (4.7) | 519 (12.9) | 407 (10.1) | 0.432 |
Age, y | |||||
18-44 | 2434 (86.6) | 88 (3.1) | 176 (6.3) | 113 (4.0) | 0.412 |
45-64 | 2407 (68.4) | 214 (6.1) | 475 (13.5) | 423 (12.0) | 0.431 |
≥ 65 | 792 (60.5) | 66 (5.0) | 221 (16.8) | 232 (17.7) | 0.474 |
BMI categories | |||||
< 25 kg/m2 | 4462 (83.1) | 189 (3.5) | 409 (7.6) | 310 (5.8) | 0.449 |
25-30 kg/m2 | 1056 (53.9) | 148 (7.6) | 395 (20.2) | 359 (18.3) | 0.376 |
≥ 30 kg/m2 | 115 (36.8) | 31 (9.9) | 68 (21.7) | 99 (31.6) | 0.375 |
WC categories | |||||
< 85/80 cm | 3507 (93.6) | 44 (1.2) | 119 (3.2) | 72 (2.0) | 0.448 |
≥ 85/80 cm | 2126 (54.5) | 324 (8.3) | 753 (19.3) | 696 (17.9) | 0.371 |
BP status | |||||
< 120/80 mmHg | 2159 (91.5) | 46 (2.0) | 101 (4.3) | 53 (2.2) | 0.388 |
120/80-140/90 mmHg | 2532 (75.9) | 150 (4.5) | 346 (10.4) | 307 (9.2) | 0.467 |
≥140/90 mmHg | 942 (48.4) | 172 (8.8) | 425 (21.8) | 408 (21.0) | 0.349 |
Settings | |||||
Urban | 1785 (72.8) | 146 (5.9) | 287 (11.7) | 236 (9.6) | 0.412 |
Rural | 3848 (74.2) | 222 (4.3) | 585 (11.3) | 532 (10.2) | 0.478 |
Regions | |||||
Southern | 3438 (78.9) | 224 (5.1) | 392 (9.0) | 304 (7.0) | 0.416 |
Northern | 2195 (66.9) | 144 (4.4) | 480 (14.6) | 464 (14.1) | 0.481 |
Education | |||||
Primary or below | 2367 (69.5) | 171 (5.0) | 471 (13.8) | 396 (11.7) | 0.439 |
Less than high school | 1900 (76.9) | 121 (4.9) | 232 (9.3) | 220 (8.9) | 0.472 |
High school or above | 1366 (77.5) | 76 (4.3) | 169 (9.6) | 152 (8.6) | 0.474 |