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Table 3 Crude prevalence of individual component of metabolic syndrome among the study participants stratified by sex 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

 

n/N

% ± SD

n/N

% ± SD

Pvalue

n/N

% ± SD

Pvalue

All

        

   Raised fasting glucose

348/1467

23.7 ± 2.2

176/839

21.0 ± 2.7

0.130

355/890

39.9 ± 3.2

<0.001

   Raised blood pressure

504/1467

34.4 ± 2.4

264/839

31.5 ± 3.1

0.157

386/890

43.4 ± 3.2

<0.001

   Raised serum triglycerides

475/1467

32.4 ± 2.4

276/839

32.9 ± 3.2

0.799

272/890

30.6 ± 3.0

0.358

   Lowered serum HDL-c

529/1467

36.1 ± 2.4

337/839

40.2 ± 3.2

0.050

304/890

34.2 ± 3.1

0.349

   Larger waist circumference

603/1467

41.1 ± 2.5

344/839

41.0 ± 3.3

0.961

397/890

44.6 ± 3.3

0.095

Male

        

   Raised fasting glucose

139/625

22.2 ± 3.3

84/335

25.1 ± 4.6

0.322

148/375

39.5 ± 5.0

<0.001

   Raised blood pressure

243/625

38.9 ± 3.9

124/335

37.0 ± 5.2

0.571

184/375

49.1 ± 5.1

<0.001

   Raised serum triglycerides

247/625

39.5 ± 3.8

146/335

43.6 ± 5.3

0.223

125/375

33.3 ± 4.8

0.050

   Lowered serum HDL-c

170/625

27.2 ± 3.5

100/335

29.9 ± 5.0

0.384

97/375

25.9 ± 4.5

0.645

   Larger waist circumference

241/625

38.6 ± 3.9

130/335

38.8 ± 5.2

0.941

133/375

35.5 ± 4.8

0.328

Female

        

   Raised fasting glucose

209/842

24.8 ± 2.9

92/504

18.3 ± 3.3

0.005

207/515

40.2 ± 4.4

<0.001

   Raised blood pressure

261/842

31.0 ± 3.1

140/504

27.8 ± 3.9

0.211

202/515

39.2 ± 4.2

0.002

   Raised serum triglycerides

228/842

27.1 ± 3.0

130/504

25.8 ± 3.8

0.267

147/515

28.5 ± 3.9

0.343

   Lowered serum HDL-c

359/842

42.6 ± 3.3

237/504

47.0 ± 4.4

0.117

207/515

40.2 ± 4.2

0.376

   Larger waist circumference

362/842

43.0 ± 3.3

214/504

42.5 ± 3.3

0.848

264/515

51.3 ± 4.3

0.003

  1. SD: standard deviation; HDL-c: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.