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) | ||