Table 1 Prevalence and distribution of sociodemographic variables (%), metabolic syndrome (MetS) and number of its components, among adults aged 18 years or older ^a (Federal District, Brazil, 2007)

MetS

  No

(64.8 – 71.1)

(64.4 – 73.9)

(63.4 – 70.5)

  Yes

(28.9 – 35.2)

(26.1 – 35.6)

(29.5 – 36.6)

MetS components number

  0

(11.2 – 159)

(10.3 – 19.2)

(10.0 – 15.0)

  1

(28.6 – 35.1)

(25.5 – 36.9)

(28.0 – 36.8)

  2

(19.9 – 25.2)

(19.1 – 27.2)

(18.9 – 25.2)

  3

(13.6 – 17.8)

(12.0 – 18.4)

(13.8 – 18.5)

  4

(9.3 – 12.8)

(8.0 – 13.1)

(9.4 – 13.7)

  5

(4.0 – 6.5)

(3.0 – 7.2)

(4.1 – 6.6)

Age (years)

  18–24

(20.9 – 28.8)

(18.2 – 32.3)

(21.2 – 27.7)

  25–34

(24.5 – 32.7)

(20.8 – 37.1)

(24.4 – 32.2)

  35–44

(18.4 – 23.8)

(16.5 – 25.2)

(18.8 – 23.7)

  45–54

(11.8 – 15.1)

(10.4 – 16.2)

(11.5 – 15.5)

  55–64

(5.9 – 8.2)

(5.4 – 9.0)

(5.8 – 8.2)

  ≥65

(3.5 – 6.5)

(2.8 – 6.2)

(4.0 – 6.9)

Education (years)

  0–8

(42.8 – 57.5)

(43.3 – 60.5)

(41.3 – 55.8)

  9–11

(27.5 – 35.2)

(24.6 – 34.1)

(28.9 – 37.3)

  ≥ 12

(10.3 – 26.8)

(10.0 – 27.6)

(10.0 – 26.6)

Per capita income (minimal wages)

  < 0.5

(24.3 – 38.9)

(15.5 – 32.2)

(29.9 – 47.0)

  0.5–1.0

(20.3 – 29.9)

(17.8 – 32.4)

(20.6 – 29.8)

  > 1.0

(33.9 – 52.6)

(40.6 – 61.6)

(26.3 – 46.4)

Marital status

  Single

(30.8 – 39.2)

(32.7 – 47.3)

(26.5 – 34.6)

  Married/living with partner

(52.4 – 60.4)

(47.1 – 62.1)

(53.3 – 62.6)

  Widowed/separated

(6.9 – 10.3)

(2.7 – 8.0)

(9.3 – 13.6)

Skin color

  Black

(11.1 – 17.1)

(10.7 – 20.5)

(7.9 – 16.4)

  Mixed (“pardo”)

(38.6 – 51.0)

(37.8 – 56.6)

(37.1 – 48.3)

  White

(23.5 – 37.2)

(18.9 – 37.2)

(26.3 – 38.3)

  Others

(6.3 – 15.2)

(3.7 – 14.7)

(7.9 – 16.4)