Table 1 Overall prevalence of MetS according to demographic and socio-economic status characteristics based on ATPIII Criteria
|  | Waist Circumference (Men > 102, Women >88 cm), n (%) | Triglycerides > 1.7 mmol/l, n (%) | FBG (≥6.1 mmol/l), n (%) | Hypertension (≥130/85 mmHg), n (%) | HDL (Men < 1.03 mmol/l); (Women < 1.29 mmol/l), n (%) | MetS (ATPIII), n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Male | 1480 (33.5)* | 2200 (49.8)* | 1829 (41.4)* | 1572 (35.6)* | 3781 (85.6)* | 2085 (47.2)* |
  Female | 2606 (54.9) | 1281 (27.0) | 1571 (33.1) | 1234 (26.0) | 3798 (80.0) | 1913 (40.3) |
Marital status | ||||||
  Single | 409 (18.0) | 439 (19.3) | 330 (14.5) | 222 (9.7) | 1695 (74.6) | 296 (13.0) |
  Married | 3322 (51.9) | 2823 (44.1) | 2800 (43.7) | 2338 (36.5) | 5481 (85.5) | 3374 (52.7) |
  Divorced | 101 (73.5) | 56 (40.8) | 47 (34.7) | 42 (30.6) | 120 (87.8) | 70 (51.0) |
  Widowed | 254 (73.4)* | 163 (46.9)* | 223 (64.1)* | 204 (58.6)* | 283 (81.2)* | 258 (74.2)* |
Income | ||||||
  Low income | 2075 (48.7) | 1180 (27.7) | 1334 (31.3) | 1090 (25.6) | 3409 (80.0) | 1612 (37.8) |
  Middle Class | 1182 (40.7) | 1354 (46.6) | 1231 (42.4) | 953 (32.8) | 2491 (85.7) | 1409 (48.5) |
  Upper Class | 829 (41.5)* | 947 (47.4)* | 835 (41.8)* | 763 (38.2)* | 1679 (84.0)* | 977 (48.9)* |
Education | ||||||
  Uneducated (< 6 yrs) | 1697 (66.8) | 1071 (42.2) | 1324 (52.3) | 1172 (46.2) | 2121 (83.6) | 1594 (62.8) |
  Pre-college (7–12 yrs) | 1701 (39.4) | 1740 (40.3) | 1553 (36.1) | 1207 (28.0) | 3629 (84.2) | 1798 (41.8) |
  Higher Educated (>12 yrs) | 688 (29.7)* | 670 (28.9)* | 523 (22.6)* | 427 (18.4)* | 1829 (78.9)* | 606 (26.1)* |
Profession | ||||||
  Government | 1172 (40.0) | 1350 (46.0) | 1075 (36.8) | 850 (29.0) | 2451 (83.6) | 1260 (43.0) |
  Private | 150 (34.1) | 215 (48.8) | 188 (42.7) | 147 (33.5) | 405 (92.1) | 228 (51.8) |
  Retired | 382 (44.4) | 490 (56.9) | 546 (63.4) | 457 (53.1) | 764 (88.8) | 592 (68.6) |
  Unemployed | 2382 (48.3)* | 1426 (28.9)* | 1591 (32.3)* | 1352 (27.4) * | 3959 (80.3)* | 1918 (38.8)* |
Exercise | ||||||
  Daily or 3–4 times/week | 2813 (43.8) | 2215 (34.5) | 2279 (35.5) | 1716 (26.7) | 5160 (80.2) | 2733 (42.5) |
  1-2 times/week | 794 (46.7) | 800 (47.0) | 684 (40.2) | 598 (35.2) | 1495 (87.9) | 764 (44.9) |
  Few times/Once a month | 479 (46.3)* | 466 (45.1)* | 437 (42.2)* | 492 (47.6)* | 924 (88.6)* | 501 (48.3)* |