Table 1 Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its individual features according to demographic and socio-economic characteristics.
From: Gender, socio-economic status and metabolic syndrome in middle-aged and old adults
|  | Waist circumference (>102; 88 cm) n (%) | Triglycerides (≥ 150 mg/dL) n (%) | Fasting glucose (≥ 110 mg/dL) n (%) | Blood pressure (≥ 130/85 mm Hg) n (%) | HDL cholesterol (< 40; 50 mg/dL) n (%) | Metabolic syndrome n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Female | 555 (46.4) | 242 (21.5) | 148 (13.5) | 850 (72.6) | 292 (26.2) | 300 (24.9) |
   Male | 133 (17.8) * | 223 (30.8) * | 128 (18.5) | 552 (75.9) | 131 (18.8) * | 131 (17.4) * |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   40–49 | 116 (22.3) | 114 (22.7) | 36 (7.4) | 226 (46.3) | 121 (24.3) | 60 (11.5) |
   50–59 | 192 (34.6) | 138 (26.0) | 78 (15.0) | 404 (72.8) | 119 (23.0) | 124 (22.0) |
   60–69 | 208 (43.5) | 135 (29.9) | 95 (21.5) | 414 (88.5) | 107 (24.5) | 155 (32.3) |
   ≥ 70 | 172 (44.0) * | 77 (21.3) * | 67 (19.3) * | 358 (92.7) * | 76 (21.3) | 92 (23.2) * |
Marital Status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Married | 210 (39.7) | 111 (22.8) | 66 (13.6) | 399 (77.0) | 146 (30.5) | 127 (23.8) |
   Not married | 478 (33.8) * | 351 (25.9) | 210 (16.1) | 1002 (72.8) | 276 (20.8) * | 304 (21.2) |
Education (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   ≤ 4 | 436 (47.1) | 220 (25.3) | 160 (19.0) | 742 (81.3) | 208 (24.3) | 253 (27.1) |
   5–11 | 166 (28.6) | 144 (26.2) | 77 (14.5) | 397 (71.1) | 120 (22.5) | 114 (19.7) |
   ≥ 12 | 86 (19.7)* | 98 (23.3) | 38 (9.2) * | 260 (61.5) * | 93 (22.3) | 64 (14.0) * |
Occupation | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Active | 237 (25.6) | 218 (24.6) | 97 (11.3) | 546 (60.6) | 204 (23.5) | 145 (15.5) |
   Retired | 307 (41.7) | 170 (24.8) | 144 (21.5) | 641 (88.8) | 147 (21.9) | 199 (26.8) |
   Unemployed | 28 (41.2) | 18 (26.9) | 10 (15.9) | 50 (75.8) | 15 (22.7) | 17 (24.6) |
   Housewives | 116 (54.0) * | 58 (28.3) | 25 (12.5) * | 165 (79.3) * | 57 (28.1) | 70 (32.3) * |
Social class | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   I | 40 (18.6) | 51 (24.6) | 15 (7.3) | 114 (54.3) | 40 (19.6) | 24 (11.0) |
   II | 22 (12.8) | 40 (24.0) | 15 (9.5) | 99 (57.9) | 47 (28.8) | 20 (11.4) |
   III | 71 (26.6) | 64 (25.6) | 32 (13.2) | 155 (60.8) | 57 (23.6) | 45 (16.9) |
   IV | 43 (33.1) | 35 (27.1) | 20 (16.3) | 82 (64.1) | 31 (24.4) | 29 (22.1) |
   V | 61 (43.3) | 28 (20.9) | 15 (11.5) | 96 (70.1) | 29 (21.8) | 27 (18.9) |
   Not employed | 451 (44.3) * | 246 (25.7) | 179 (19.2) * | 856 (85.9) * | 219 (23.3) | 286 (27.8) * |