Table 1 Characteristics of the sample of Guadeloupe and Martinique subjects (≥16 y) from the Kannari study (n = 1144)a
From: Socioeconomic inequalities in metabolic syndrome in the French West Indies
Total (n = 1144) | Guadeloupe (n = 571) | Martinique (n = 573) | P b | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
% | % | % | ||
Sex | 0.91 | |||
Men | 43.0 | 42.7 | 43.2 | |
Women | 57.0 | 57.3 | 56.8 | |
Age class | 0.22 | |||
16–45 years | 44.3 | 47.8 | 41.0 | |
46–60 years | 28.6 | 25.6 | 31.5 | |
> 60 years | 27.1 | 26.7 | 27.5 | |
Employment status | 0.67 | |||
Unemployed, disabled, homemakers or students | 32.3 | 33.4 | 31.2 | |
Active | 43.3 | 43.9 | 42.8 | |
Retired | 24.4 | 22.7 | 26.0 | |
Education | 0.43 | |||
Low | 44.4 | 43.4 | 45.4 | |
Middle | 18.6 | 17.0 | 20.2 | |
High | 37.0 | 39.6 | 34.4 | |
Receive social assistance benefits | 18.7 | 19.1 | 18.3 | 0.84 |
At least one child in the household | 38.6 | 42.0 | 35.2 | 0.14 |
Single-parent household | 6.1 | 8.1 | 4.3 | 0.04 |
Metabolic syndrome | 22.8 | 17.7 | 27.9 | 0.003 |
Elevated waist circumference (men ≥ 94 cm / women ≥ 80 cm) | 58.9 | 57.5 | 60.3 | 0.54 |
Elevated triglycerides | 8.2 | 4.2 | 12.1 | < 0.001 |
Reduced HDL-cholesterol HDL | 17.6 | 15.5 | 19.7 | 0.21 |
Elevated blood pressure (≥130/85 mmHg) | 56.4 | 55.2 | 57.6 | 0.60 |
Elevated fasting glucose | 20.7 | 18.4 | 23.1 | 0.17 |
Body mass index class | 0.07 | |||
Underweight or normal weight | 45.1 | 49.1 | 41.0 | |
Overweight | 33.5 | 33.4 | 33.7 | |
Obese | 21.4 | 17.5 | 25.2 | |
Mean ± SEM | Mean ± SEM | Mean ± SEM | ||
Diet Quality Index - International (DQI-I) (0–100 points) | 60.8 ± 0.4 | 62.0 ± 0.5 | 59.6 ± 0.5 | 0.001 |
Moderation (0–30 points) | 17.1 ± 0.2 | 17.4 ± 0.2 | 16.9 ± 0.2 | 0.18 |
Variety (0–20 points) | 16.5 ± 0.1 | 16.9 ± 0.2 | 16.0 ± 0.2 | < 0.001 |
Adequacy (0–40 points) | 26.1 ± 0.2 | 26.6 ± 0.3 | 25.7 ± 0.3 | 0.03 |
Overall balance (0–10 points) | 0.3 ± 0.1 | 0.4 ± 0.1 | 0.3 ± 0.1 | 0.35 |