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Table 3 Adjusted prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components by sex, according to leisure-time and workplace activities

From: Physical activity and risk of Metabolic Syndrome in an urban Mexican cohort

Metabolic syndrome and its components

Leisure-time

(n = 5118)

Workplace

(n = 3716)

 

<30 min/day

≥30 min/day

p value

<3 hours/day

≥3 hours/day

p value

 

n = 4001

n = 1117

 

n = 2025

n = 1691

 

Glucose ≥100 mg/dl

      

   Men (%)

19.4

18.3

0.530

21.1

18.7

0.499

   95% CI

(17.1–22.8)

(15.2–22.1)

 

(15.1–28.6)

(16.6–21.1)

 

   Women (%)

10.5

9.6

0.467

13.3

9.6

0.048

   95% CI

(9.3–11.8)

(7.8–11.8)

 

(9.9–15.2)

(8.5–10.8)

 

Triglycerides ≥ 150 mg/dl

      

   Men (%)

58.3

53.5

0.088

57.9

51.4

0.139

   95% CI

(54.8–61.7)

(49.0–57.9)

 

(55.1–60.7)

(43.2–59.4)

 

   Women (%)

32.4

25.2

0.000

33.9

29.3

0.031

   95% CI

(30.5–34.3)

(22.4–28.2)

 

(30.2–37.8)

(27.6–31.1)

 

HDL

      

   <40 mg/dl in men (%)

65.1

59.6

0.046

71.8

61.5

0.015

   95% CI

(61.6–68.4)

(55.1–63.8)

 

(63.9–78.6)

(58.7–64.3)

 

   <50 mg/dl in women (%)

82.9

81.8

0.051

85.8

81.3

0.007

   95% CI

(81.3–84.3)

(79.1–84.3)

 

(82.8–88.4)

(79.7–82.7)

 

Blood Pressure ≥ 130/85 mm Hg

      

   Men (%)

32.8

28.8

0.153

30.2

29.1

0.709

   95% CI

(28.8–37.1)

(25.7–32.1)

 

(23.2–38.3)

(26.6–31.9)

 

   Women (%)

11.6

11.0

0.775

11.7

9.9

0.152

   95% CI

(10.4–12.9)

(9.1–13.4)

 

(10.5–12.8)

(7.7–12.4)

 

Waist Circumference

      

   >102 cm in men (%)

18.1

12.2

0.003

17.8

15.2

0.414

   95% CI

(15.5–20.9)

(9.6–15.4)

 

(12.4–25.6)

(13.2–17.4)

 

   >88 cm in women (%)

48.5

40.6

0.000

57.2

42.6

0.000

   95% CI

(46.5–50.6)

(37.3–43.9)

 

(53.1–61.6)

(40.6–44.4)

 

Metabolic Syndrome

      

   Men (%)

29.2

23.4

0.048

32.1

26.5

0.176

   95% CI

(26.2–32.4)

(19.9–27.3)

 

(24.9–40.1)

(24.0–29.1)

 

   Women (%)

25.5

21.2

0.009

31.3

22.2

0.000

   95% CI

(23.5–26.9)

(18.5–24.0)

 

(27.7–35.1)

(20.6–23.8)

 
  1. Prevalences were adjusted by age, calories and alcohol intake, smoking, education, LT and WP physical activity.