Table 3 Total, sex-, marital status- and residence-specific prevalence of metabolic syndrome based on different definitions in 2011 and 2015

 Total

11,846

21.18 (19.48–22.88)

29.57 (27.52–31.61)

41.44 (39.24–43.65)

26.66 (25.09–28.22)

  Male

5502

14.12 (12.55–15.7)

18.4 (16.59–20.22)

32.54 (30.4–34.68)

24.62 (22.68–26.57)

  Female

6336

27.72 (25.45–29.98)

39.9 (37.11–42.68)

49.69 (46.24–53.14)

28.56 (26.65–30.48)

  P value

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

0.0007

  Married

9787

20.89 (19.54–22.24)

30.04 (28.16–31.92)

42.06 (39.76–44.36)

27.45 (25.79–29.1)

  Abnormal status

2059

22.52 (19.51–25.53)

27.61 (24.37–30.85)

38.87 (34.87–42.86)

23.32 (20.29–26.35)

  P value

0.3197

0.2049

0.1684

0.0203

  Rural

7529

19.26 (17.95–20.57)

26.14 (24.45–27.83)

35.64 (33.8–37.48)

22.06 (20.62–23.5)

  Urban

4317

23.22 (20.47–25.97)

33.2 (30.16–36.24)

47.61 (44.38–50.84)

31.54 (28.56–34.52)

  P value

0.0099

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

 Total

11,013

20.41 (19.02–21.8)

34.77 (33.12–36.42)

39.68 (37.88–41.47)

25.55 (24.19–26.91)

  Male

5991

12.12 (10.6–13.64)

25.57 (23.83–27.32)

31.96 (29.91–34.01)

25.94 (23.95–27.93)

  Female

7019

28.01 (26.46–29.56)

43.2 (41.14–45.25)

46.74 (44.72–48.76)

25.2 (23.78–26.62)

  P value

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

0.5052

  Married^a

10,744

20.1 (18.76–21.44)

34.6 (33.02–36.18)

39.42 (37.73–41.11)

25.81 (24.44–27.18)

  Abnormal status^b

2269

21.97 (19.79–24.15)

35.63 (33.19–38.07)

40.96 (38.41–43.51)

24.3 (22.09–26.52)

  P value

0.1407

0.4807

0.3175

0.2583

  Rural

8008

17.3 (16.15–18.44)

28.39 (26.98–29.81)

32.84 (31.39–34.29)

20.42 (19.17–21.68)

  Urban

4904

23.59 (21.23–25.96)

41.27 (38.6–43.94)

46.65 (43.59–49.7)

30.78 (28.55–33.01)

  P value

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001