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Table 3 Metabolic Syndrome (IDF) 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

(IDF)

Total

No. (% age)

P value

 

Yes

No. (% age)

No

No.(% age)

  

Gender

    

Male

116 (40.4)

(40.0)*

174 (54.7)

(60.0)*

290 (47.9)

(100.0)*

p < .001

Female

171 (59.6)

(54.3)

144 (45.3)

(45.7)

315 (52.1)

(100.0)

 

Age

    

18-25 yrs

5 (1.7)

(9.4)

48 (15.1)

(90.6)

53 (8.8)

(100.0)

p < .001

26-35 yrs

35 (12.2)

(30.7)

79 (24.8)

(60.3)

114 (18.8)

(100.0)

 

36-49 yrs

114 (39.7)

(50.7)

111 (34.9)

(49.3)

225 (37.2)

(100.0)

 

50-59 yrs

56 (19.5)

(61.5)

35 (11.0)

(38.5)

91 (15.0)

(100.0)

 

60-65 yrs

42 (14.6)

(63.6)

24 (7.5)

(36.4)

66 (10.9)

(100.0)

 

>65 yrs

35 (12.2)

(62.5)

21 (6.6)

(37.5)

56 (9.3)

(100.0)

 

Mean ± SD

49.46 ± 13.24

44.96 ± 14.88

44.99 ± 14.74

 

Background

    

Urban

249 (86.8)

(51.8)

232 (73.0)

(48.2)

481 (79.5)

(100.0)

p < .001

Rural

26 (9.1)

(41.3)

37 (11.6)

(58.7)

63 (10.4)

(100.0)

 

Slum

12 (4.2)

(19.7)

49 (15.4)

(80.3)

61 (10.1)

(100.0)

 

Socioeconomic status

    

Upper-upper

9 (3.1)

(64.3)

5 (1.6)

(35.7)

14 (8.8)

(100.0)

p = .006

Upper-middle

190 (66.2)

(51.6)

178 (56.0)

(48.4)

368 (60.8)

(100.0)

 

Upper-lower

55 (19.2)

(44.4)

69 (21.7)

(55.6)

124 (20.5)

(100.0)

 

Lower

33 (11.5)

(33.3)

66 (17.7)

(66.7)

99 (16.4)

(100.0)

 

Religion

    

Hindu

157 (54.7)

(42.2)

215 (67.6)

(57.8)

372 (61.5)

(100.0)

p = .002

Sikh

121 (42.2)

(58.2)

87 (27.4)

(41.8)

208 (34.4)

(100.0)

 

Muslim

7 (2.4)

(35.0)

13 (4.1)

(65.0)

20 (3.3)

(100.0)

 

Christian

2 (0.7)

(40.0)

3 (0.9)

(60.0)

5 (0.8)

(100.0)

 

Physical activity

    

Sedentary

259 (90.2)

(51.4)

245 (77.0)

(48.6)

504 (83.3)

(100.0)

p < .001

Moderate

28 (9.8)

(30.1)

65 (20.4)

(69.9)

93 (15.4)

(100.0)

 

Heavy

0 (0.0)

(0.0)

8 (2.5)

(100.0)

8 (1.3)

(100.0)

 

BMI

    

Underweight

0 (0.0)

(0.0)

18 (5.7)

(100.0)

18 (3.0)

(100.0)

p < .001

Normal

51 (17.8)

(19.2)

215 (67.6)

(80.8)

266 (44.0)

(100.0)

 

Pre-obese

162 (56.4)

(67.5)

78 (24.5)

(32.5)

240 (39.7)

(100.0)

 

Obese Class I

63 (22.0)

(91.3)

6 (1.9)

(8.7)

69 (11.4)

(100.0)

 

Obese Class II

9 (3.1)

(90.0)

1 (0.3)

(10.0)

10 (1.7)

(100.0)

 

Obese Class III

2 (0.7)

(100.0)

0 (0.0)

(0.0)

2 (0.3)

(100.0)

 

Mean ± SD

27.89 ±

23.16 ± 3.17

25.40 ± 4.13

 

Total

287 (100.0)

(47.4)

318 (100.0)

(52.6)

605 (100.0)

(100.0)

 
  1. *Percentage in second row (in bold letters) represents percentage within that group in Table 3 and Table 4