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Table 4 Socio-demographic and lifestyle characteristics by Metabolic Syndromea diagnosis among adults in San Quintin, Baja California, Mexico – 2013-2014 (n = 275)

From: Prevalence and correlates of diabetes and metabolic syndrome in a rural indigenous community in Baja California, Mexico

Characteristic

MetS

(n = 146)

No MetS

(n = 129)

OR (95% CI)

p-value*

Socio-demographic

 Sex, (%)

  Male

28 (19.2)

42 (32.6)

1.00

 

  Female

118 (80.8)

87 (67.4)

2.03 (1.17, 3.54)

0.011

 Age (years)

39.6 ± 13.3

31.4 ± 11.2

1.01 (1.04, 1.08)

< 0.0001

 Birth state, (%)

   

0.017

  Other

30 (20.5)

20 (15.5)

1.00

 

  Born in Oaxaca

100 (68.5)

78 (60.5)

0.86 (0.45, 1.62)

0.147

  Born in Baja California

16 (11.0)

31 (24.0)

0.34 (0.15, 0.79)

0.005

 Incomeb (pesos, monthly), (%)

   < 3200

68 (46.6)

56 (43.4)

1.00

 

   ≥ 3200

78 (53.4)

73 (56.6)

0.88 (0.55, 1.42)

0.599

 Finished schoolc, (%)

   < 6 y (Less than Elementary)

94 (64.4)

53 (41.9)

1.00

 

   ≥ 6 y (Elementary or More)

52 (35.6)

75 (58.1)

0.40 (0.24, 0.65)

0.0002

 Ethnic group, (%)

  Mestizo

58 (39.7)

50 (38.8)

1.00

 

  Indigenous

88 (60.3)

79 (61.2)

0.96 (0.59, 1.56)

0.870

 Indigenous groupc, (%)

  Other

33 (38.4)

25 (37.3)

1.00

 

  Mixteco

53 (61.6)

42 (62.7)

0.96 (0.50, 1.85)

0.894

 Literate, (%)

  No

35 (24.0)

15 (11.6)

1.00

 

  Yes

111 (76.0)

114 (88.4)

0.42 (0.22, 0.81)

0.008

 Speaks in indigenous languagec, (%)

  No

84 (58.3)

82 (63.6)

1.00

 

  Yes

60 (41.7)

47 (36.4)

1.25 (0.77, 2.03)

0.377

 Occupation, (%)

   

0.998

  Other

20 (13.7)

18 (14.0)

1.00

 

  Field laborer

69 (47.3)

61 (47.3)

1.02 (0.49, 2.10)

0.984

  Home maker

57 (39.0)

50 (38.7)

1.03 (0.48, 2.23)

0.950

 Residence in San Quintin (years)

18.1 ± 8.3

18.1 ± 8.6

1.00 (0.97, 1.03)

0.984

Lifestyle

 Smoking status, (%)

  No

135 (92.5)

119 (92.2)

1.00

 

  Yes

11 (7.5)

10 (7.8)

0.97 (0.40, 2.37)

0.946

 Alcohol intaked, (%)

  Rarely or never

131 (89.7)

113 (87.6)

1.00

 

  Occasionally or more

15 (10.3)

16 (12.4)

0.81 (0.38, 1.71)

0.577

 Total activity score

8.8 ± 2.6

9.3 ± 2.6

0.91 (0.85, 1.03)

0.066

  1. Abbreviations: MetS Metabolic Syndrome, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, y years
  2. aMetabolic Syndrome was defined following the International Diabetes Federation criteria: Ethnic-specific central obesity as waist circumference ≥ 90 cm in men and ≥ 80 cm in women for this population, plus any two of the following: elevated triglycerides ≥1.7 mmol/L; reduced HDL-cholesterol < 1.03 mmol/L in men and < 1.20 mmol/L in women; elevated blood pressure as systolic blood pressure ≥ 130 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 85 mmHg; and previously diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
  3. bOfficial currency of Mexico: Peso Mexicano
  4. cDue to missing values, not all frequencies add up to 100%. Missing observations: School years n = 8; Indigenous group n = 14; Speaks in indigenous language n = 2
  5. dAlcohol intake defined as ‘rarely or never’ includes responses: never/rarely and 2–3 times per month; ‘occasionally or more’ includes responses: 1–2 times per week and 3 times or more per week
  6. *Chi square test used for p values. Significant values (p < 0.05) are shown in bold text
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