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Table 4 Metabolic Syndrome (ATP-III) with various socio-demographic factors

From: Metabolic Syndrome: a challenging health Issue in highly urbanized Union Territory of north India

Socio demographic factor

Metabolic Syndrome

(ATP-III)

Total

No. (% age)

p value

 

Yes

No. (% age)

No

No. (% age)

  

Gender

    

Male

116 (39.5)

(31.7)

198 (53.2)

(68.3)

290 (47.9)

(100.0)

p < .001

Female

141 (44.8)

(44.8)

174 (46.8)

(55.2)

315 (52.1)

(100.0)

 

Age

    

18-25 yrs

4 (1.7)

(7.5)

49 (13.2)

(92.5)

53 (8.8)

(100.0)

p < .001

26-35 yrs

25 (10.7)

(21.9)

89 (23.9)

(78.1)

114 (18.8)

(100.0)

 

36-49 yrs

87 (37.3)

(38.7)

138 (37.1)

(61.3)

225 (37.2)

(100.0)

 

50-59 yrs

48 (20.6)

(52.7)

43 (11.6)

(47.3)

91 (15.0)

(100.0)

 

60-65 yrs

38 (16.3)

(57.6)

28 (7.5)

(42.4)

66 (10.9)

(100.0)

 

>65 yrs

31 (13.3)

(55.4)

25 (6.7)

(44.6)

56 (9.3)

(100.0)

 

Mean ± SD

50.55 ± 13.24

41.51 ± 14.58

44.99 ± 14.74

 

Background

    

Urban

198 (85.0)

(41.2)

283 (76.1)

(58.8)

481 (79.5)

(100.0)

p = .009

Rural

22 (9.4)

(34.9)

41 (11.0)

(65.1)

63 (10.4)

(100.0)

 

Slum

13 (5.6)

(21.3)

48(12.9)

(78.7)

61 (10.1)

(100.0)

 

Socioeconomic status

    

Upper-upper

9 (3.9)

(64.3)

5 (1.3)

(35.7)

14 (8.8)

(100.0)

p = .021

Upper-middle

153 (65.7)

(41.6)

215 (57.8)

(58.4)

368 (60.8)

(100.0)

 

Upper-lower

38 (16.3)

(30.6)

86 (23.1)

(55.6)

124 (20.5)

(100.0)

 

Lower

33 (14.2)

(33.3)

66 (17.7)

(66.7)

99 (16.4)

(100.0)

 

Religion

    

Hindu

131 (56.2)

(35.2)

241 (64.8)

(64.8)

372 (61.5)

(100.0)

p = .100

Sikh

94 (40.3)

(45.2)

114 (30.6)

(54.8)

208 (34.4)

(100.0)

 

Muslim

6(2.6)

(30.0)

14(3.8)

(70.0)

20 (3.3)

(100.0)

 

Christian

2 (0.9)

(40.0)

3 (0.8)

(60.0)

5 (0.8)

(100.0)

 

Physical activity

    

Sedentary

211 (90.6)

(41.9)

293 (78.8)

(58.1)

504 (83.3)

(100.0)

P < .001

Moderate

22 (9.4)

(23.7)

71 (19.1)

(76.3)

93 (15.4)

(100.0)

 

Heavy

0 (0.0)

(0.0)

8 (2.2)

(100.0)

8 (1.3)

(100.0)

 

BMI

    

Underweight

1 (0.4)

(5.6)

17 (4.6)

(94.4)

18 (3.0)

(100.0)

P < .001

Normal

51 (21.9)

(19.2)

215 (57.8%)

(80.8)

266 (44.0)

(100.0)

 

Pre-obese

110 (47.2)

(45.8)

130 (34.9)

(54.2)

240 (39.7)

(100.0)

 

Obese Class I

60 (25.8)

(87.0)

9 (2.4)

(13.0)

69 (11.4)

(100.0)

 

Obese Class II

9 (3.9)

(90.0)

1 (0.3)

(10.0)

10 (1.7)

(100.0)

 

Obese Class III

2 (0.9)

(100.0)

0 (0.0)

(0.0)

2 (0.3)

(100.0)

 

Mean ± SD

27.95 ± 4.15

23.81 ± 3.23

25.40 ± 4.13

 

Total

233 (100.0)

(38.5)

372 (100.0)

(61.5)

605 (100.0)

(100.0

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