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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of study participants in Shaanxi province, northwestern China

From: Urban, semi-urban and rural difference in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Shaanxi province, northwestern China: a population-based survey

Variable

Urban

Semi-urban

Rural

Number

1467

839

890

Age, years

43.8 ± 14.3

42.7 ± 13.0

44.3 ± 13.5

Sex (male), n (%)

625 (42.6)

335 (39.9)

375 (42.1)

Ethnics (Han), n (%)

1423 (98.7)

821 (99.6)*

870 (98.2)

Educational level, n (%)

   

   Elementary school or below

359 (24.9)

142 (17.8)*

180 (20.3)

   Secondary school

613 (42.6)

335 (42.0)

602 (67.9)**

   College or above

467 (32.5)

321 (40.2)*

104 (11.7)**

Yearly family income, n (%)

(n = 1266)

(n = 756)

(n = 801)

   10000 CNY or below

490 (38.7)

307 (40.6)

501 (62.5)**

   10000-30000 CNY

571 (45.1)

339 (44.8)

257 (32.1)**

   30000 CNY or above

205 (16.2)

110 (14.6)

43 (5.4)**

Cigarette smoking, n (%)

348 (23.7)

187 (22.3)

218 (24.5)

Alcohol drinking, n (%)

393 (27.0)

210 (25.1)

166 (18.9)**

Physical activities, n (%)

568 (38.9)

375 (44.9)*

257 (29.1)**

Soft drinks, n (%)

   

   Once or below per week

1165 (81.7)

699 (85.3)

772 (88.0)**

   2-4 times per week

159 (11.2)

72 (8.8)

83 (9.5)

   5 times or above per week

102 (7.2)

48 (5.9)

22 (2.5)**

Family history of DM, n (%)

182 (13.2)

99 (12.6)

68 (9.7)**

Family history of HT, n (%)

528 (36.0)

319 (38.0)

340 (38.2)

Waist circumference, cm

81.8 ± 10.2

81.5 ± 9.9

82.7 ± 10.6**

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

119.6 ± 18.8

118.8 ± 19.2

125.1 ± 22.1**

Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg

77.2 ± 11.3

76.2 ± 11.1*

76.3 ± 12.1**

Fasting glucose, mmol/l

5.22 ± 1.38

5.16 ± 1.34

5.58 ± 1.45**

Serum triglycerides, mmol/l

1.58 ± 1.18

1.53 ± 0.96

1.49 ± 1.03

Serum HDL-c, mmol/l

1.30 ± 0.30

1.26 ± 0.30*

1.32 ± 0.31

  1. *semi-urban vs. urban, P <0.05; **rural vs. urban, P <0.05; CNY: China Yuan; DM: diabetes mellitus; HT: hypertension; HDL-c: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.