From: Metabolic syndrome in central Brazil: prevalence and correlates in the adult population
Total (n=2130) | Male (n = 586) | Female (n = 1544) | ||||
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Variable | % | 95%CI | % | 95%CI | % | 95%CI |
MetS | ||||||
No | 68.0 | (64.8 – 71.1) | 69.1 | (64.4 – 73.9) | 67.0 | (63.4 – 70.5) |
Yes | 32.0 | (28.9 – 35.2) | 30.9 | (26.1 – 35.6) | 33.0 | (29.5 – 36.6) |
MetS components number | ||||||
0 | 13.6 | (11.2 – 159) | 14.8 | (10.3 – 19.2) | 12.5 | (10.0 – 15.0) |
1 | 31.8 | (28.6 – 35.1) | 31.2 | (25.5 – 36.9) | 32.4 | (28.0 – 36.8) |
2 | 22.6 | (19.9 – 25.2) | 23.2 | (19.1 – 27.2) | 22.0 | (18.9 – 25.2) |
3 | 15.7 | (13.6 – 17.8) | 15.2 | (12.0 – 18.4) | 16.1 | (13.8 – 18.5) |
4 | 11.1 | (9.3 – 12.8) | 10.5 | (8.0 – 13.1) | 11.6 | (9.4 – 13.7) |
5 | 5.2 | (4.0 – 6.5) | 5.1 | (3.0 – 7.2) | 5.3 | (4.1 – 6.6) |
Age (years) | ||||||
18–24 | 24.8 | (20.9 – 28.8) | 25.3 | (18.2 – 32.3) | 24.5 | (21.2 – 27.7) |
25–34 | 28.6 | (24.5 – 32.7) | 28.9 | (20.8 – 37.1) | 28.3 | (24.4 – 32.2) |
35–44 | 21.1 | (18.4 – 23.8) | 20.8 | (16.5 – 25.2) | 21.3 | (18.8 – 23.7) |
45–54 | 13.4 | (11.8 – 15.1) | 13.3 | (10.4 – 16.2) | 13.5 | (11.5 – 15.5) |
55–64 | 7.1 | (5.9 – 8.2) | 7.2 | (5.4 – 9.0) | 7.0 | (5.8 – 8.2) |
≥65 | 5.0 | (3.5 – 6.5) | 4.5 | (2.8 – 6.2) | 5.5 | (4.0 – 6.9) |
Education (years) | ||||||
0–8 | 50.1 | (42.8 – 57.5) | 51.9 | (43.3 – 60.5) | 48.6 | (41.3 – 55.8) |
9–11 | 31.3 | (27.5 – 35.2) | 29.3 | (24.6 – 34.1) | 33.1 | (28.9 – 37.3) |
≥ 12 | 18.5 | (10.3 – 26.8) | 18.8 | (10.0 – 27.6) | 18.3 | (10.0 – 26.6) |
Per capita income (minimal wages) | ||||||
< 0.5 | 31.6 | (24.3 – 38.9) | 23.9 | (15.5 – 32.2) | 38.4 | (29.9 – 47.0) |
0.5–1.0 | 25.1 | (20.3 – 29.9) | 25.1 | (17.8 – 32.4) | 25.2 | (20.6 – 29.8) |
> 1.0 | 43.3 | (33.9 – 52.6) | 51.1 | (40.6 – 61.6) | 36.3 | (26.3 – 46.4) |
Marital status | ||||||
Single | 35.0 | (30.8 – 39.2) | 40.0 | (32.7 – 47.3) | 30.6 | (26.5 – 34.6) |
Married/living with partner | 56.4 | (52.4 – 60.4) | 54.6 | (47.1 – 62.1) | 58.0 | (53.3 – 62.6) |
Widowed/separated | 8.6 | (6.9 – 10.3) | 5.4 | (2.7 – 8.0) | 11.4 | (9.3 – 13.6) |
Skin color | ||||||
Black | 14.1 | (11.1 – 17.1) | 15.6 | (10.7 – 20.5) | 12.1 | (7.9 – 16.4) |
Mixed (“pardo”) | 44.8 | (38.6 – 51.0) | 47.2 | (37.8 – 56.6) | 42.7 | (37.1 – 48.3) |
White | 30.3 | (23.5 – 37.2) | 28.0 | (18.9 – 37.2) | 32.3 | (26.3 – 38.3) |
Others | 10.8 | (6.3 – 15.2) | 9.2 | (3.7 – 14.7) | 12.1 | (7.9 – 16.4) |