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Table 2 General characteristics of study population according to the sex

From: Saturated fats network identified using Gaussian graphical models is associated with metabolic syndrome in a sample of Iranian adults

General characteristic

All(850)

Men(266)

Women(584)

P-value

Mean ± SD

Age (year)

44.7(10.8)

45.2 ± 10.1

44.5 ± 11.1

0.39

  

n(%)

 

Physical activity

0.45

 Low

539

162(30.1)

377(69.9)

 

 Moderate

310

104(34.4)

207(66.6)

 

Education

   

0.057

 Under diploma

244

78(34.8)

146(65.2)

 

 Diploma

261

71(27.2)

190(72.8)

 

 Graduated

292

101(34.6)

191(65.4)

 

Occupation

   

 < 0.001

 Employed

220

107(48.6)

113(51.4)

 

 Household

476

78(16.4)

398(83.6)

 

 Retired

128

79(61.7)

49(38.3)

 

 Unemployed

26

2(7/70)

24(92.3)

 

Marital Status

   

 < 0.001

 Single

92

25(27.2)

67(72.8)

 

 Married

688

237(34.4)

451(65.6)

 

 Others

70

4(5.70)

66(94.3)

 

Smoking status

    

 Never smoker

770

216(28.1)

554(71.9)

 < 0.001

 Ex-smoker

36

17(47.2)

19(52.8)

 

 Smoker

44

33(75)

11(25)

 

Menopause

278

–

278(32.7)

-

Metabolic syndrome

0.15

 Yes

250

31(12.4)

219(87.6)

 

 No

600

235(39.2)

365(60.8)

 

Hypertension

0.37

 Yes

143

50(35.0)

93(65.0)

 

 No

707

216(30.6)

491(69.4)

 

Hyperglycemia

0.21

 Yes

420

129(30.7)

291(69.2)

 

 No

430

137(31.8)

293(68.3)

 

Hypertriglyceridemia

0.52

 Yes

320

216(67.5)

104(32.5)

 

 No

530

162(30.5)

368(69.4)

 

Central obesity

0.022

 Yes

413

77(18.6)

336(81.3)

 

 No

437

189(43.2)

248(56.7)

 
  1. Chi-square test was used to compare the frequencies between the genders