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Table 2 Metabolic syndrome prevalence (as defined by HARM2009) by Portuguese district

From: The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in Portugal: the PORMETS study

District

Prevalence

(95%CI)

Prevalence ratio

(95%CI)

Prevalence

(95%CI)

Prevalence ratio

(95%CI)

 

Crude

Adjusted for age and sex

Viana do Castelo

42.3 (35.8–48.8)

1.07 (0.91–1.23)

45.9 (39.6–52.1)

1.06 (0.92–1.20)

Braga

28.5 (22.7–34.2)

0.72 (0.59–0.86)

39.2 (32.1–46.2)

0.91 (0.75–1.07)

Vila Real

50.6 (44.2–57.0)

1.28 (1.12–1.44

55.1 (49.3–60.9)

1.27 (1.15–1.39)

Bragança

31.7 (25.8–37.6)

0.80 (0.66–0.95)

35.9 (29.7–42.1)

0.83 (0.70–0.97)

Porto

47.6 (41.1–54.1)

1.20 (1.04–1.37)

47.3 (41.4–53.2)

1.10 (0.97–1.22)

Aveiro

39.5 (33.2–45.8)

1.00 (0.85–1.16)

42.4 (36.2–48.7)

0.98 (0.85–1.11)

Viseu

29.4 (23.5–35.2)

0.74 (0.61–0.89)

38.4 (31.7–45.1)

0.89 (0.74–1.04)

Guarda

43.6 (37.2–49.9)

1.10 (0.95–1.26)

45.1 (39.1–51.1)

1.04 (0.91–1.17)

Coimbra

34.7 (28.7–40.7)

0.88 (0.74–1.03)

39.8 (33.4–46.1)

0.92 (0.78–1.06)

Leiria

48.0 (41.1–54.9)

1.21 (1.04–1.39)

50.7 (44.4–57.0)

1.17 (1.03.1.31)

Castelo Branco

44.0 (37.7–50.3)

1.11 (0.96–1.27)

44.7 (38.8–50.6)

1.04 (0.91–1.16)

Santarém

38.1 (31.9–44.3)

0.96 (0.82–1.12)

43.8 (37.5–50.1)

1.01 (0.88–1.15)

Lisbon

46.0 (39.7–52.3)

1.16 (1.01–1.32)

40.2 (34.7–45.7)

0.93 (0.81–1.05)

Portalegre

43.5 (36.0–50.9)

1.10 (0.92–1.28)

49.4 (42.5–56.2)

1.14 (0.97–1.30)

Évora

41.4 (35.2–47.7)

1.05 (0.90–1.20)

42.8 (37.0–48.6)

0.99 (0.86–1.12)

Setúbal

38.5 (26.6–50.3)

0.97 (0.70–1.26)

46.4 (34.9–58.0)

1.07 (0.80–1.33)

Beja

34.2 (28.1–40.4)

0.86 (0.72–1.02)

34.3 (28.3–40.2)

0.79 (0.67–0.92)

Faro

39.8 (33.9–45.8)

1.01 (0.86–1.16)

41.8 (36.1–47.5)

0.97 (0.84–1.09)

  1. Prevalence considering a 53.2-year mean age and a 42.2% proportion of men in the sample.
  2. Reference class for prevalence ratio estimation:” Deviation coding” – comparison of the individual districts with its global geometric mean.
  3. The PORMETS study was conducted in mainland Portugal from February 2007 to July 2009.