Table 3 Number of metabolic syndrome components according to the health professional characteristics
Variables | n | Number of components (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  | 0-1 | 2 | ≥3 |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Men | 58 | 79.3 | 12.1 | 8.6 |
Women | 166 | 88.6 | 8.4 | 3.0 |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
20 to 29 | 151 | 92.7 | 6.0 | 1.3 |
30 to 39 | 54 | 77.8 | 16.7 | 5.5 |
≥40 | 19 | 57.9 | 15.8 | 26.3 |
Educational Level | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Graduates | 172 | 84.3 | 11.0 | 4.7 |
Students | 52 | 92.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
Area | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Nutrition | 115 | 87.0 | 10.4 | 2.6 |
Physical Education | 58 | 89.7 | 8.6 | 1.7 |
Others | 51 | 80.4 | 7.8 | 11.8 |
Socioeconomic level | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Class A | 30 | 83.4 | 3.3 | 13.3 |
Class B | 119 | 84.9 | 11.8 | 3.3 |
Class C | 53 | 86.8 | 11.3 | 1.9 |
Class D | 9 | 88.9 | 0.0 | 11.1 |
Life Style | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Non-active | 31 | 74.2 | 12.9 | 12.9 |
Active | 191 | 88.0 | 8.9 | 3.1 |
Smoking | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Non-smoker | 198 | 85.9 | 10.1 | 4.0 |
Smoker | 7 | 85.7 | 0.0 | 14.3 |
Ex-smoker | 2 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
BMI (kg/m 2 ) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<25 | 176 | 94.3 | 5.7 | 0.0 |
≥25 | 48 | 56.3 | 22.9 | 20.8 |