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Table 3 Prevalence (%, 95% CI) for metabolic syndrome among adults aged 20 years or above by age, sex and urban/rural residence in southern China in 2010

From: Dramatic escalation in metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk in a Chinese population experiencing rapid economic development

  

Total (n = 3,561)

Age (years)

p for trend

20–39 (n = 812)

40–59 (n = 1,911)

60– (n = 838)

All regions

      
 

Men

16.3 (6.8, 25.8)

12.0 (0.0, 26.0)

17.0 (12.7, 21.2)

18.5 (2.8, 34.2)

<0.001

 

Women

30.9 (9.7, 52.0)

20.4 (5.0, 35.8)

32.6 (12.3, 52.8)

38.0 (12.6, 63.4)

<0.001

 

Total

24.5 (8.9, 40.1)

16.9 (2.9, 30.9)

25.9 (13.9, 37.9)

28.6 (9.0, 48.2)

<0.001

Urban

      
 

Men

19.8 (3.2, 36.3)

18.3 (0.0, 41.6)

19.8 (9.4, 30.2)

20.7 (0.0, 44.7)

< 0.001

 

Women

33.0 (16.6, 49.5)

20.7 (10.7, 30.7)

33.7 (13.4, 54.0)

42.9 (0.0, 92.5)

0.099

 

Sub-total

27.5 (11.2, 43.8)

19.7 (15.9, 23.5)

28.4 (12.6, 44.2)

31.9 (0.0, 67.7)

0.094

Rural

      
 

Men

14.1 (2.5, 25.7)

8.5 (0.0, 18.0)

15.2 (14.8, 15.6)

16.9 (0.0, 40.4)

< 0.001

 

Women

29.3 (0.0, 63.7)

20.3 (0.0, 43.4)

31.6 (0.0, 64.8)

34.7 (2.3, 67.02)

< 0.001

 

Sub-total

22.5 (0.0, 46.2)

15.4 (0.0, 34.6)

24.2 (6.4, 41.9)

26.2 (0.1, 52.4)

< 0.001