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Table 2 Gender difference among socioeconomic variables and behavioral factor

From: Gender-dependent associations between socioeconomic status and metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional study in the adult Saudi population

 

Males

Females

p value

N

4417

4747

Marital Status (%)

  

0.008

  Single

22.5

26.9

  Married

77.2

63.2

  Divorced

0.1

2.7

  Widowed

0.2

7.2

Income (%)

  Low income

16.1

74.9

< 0.001

  Middle Class

48.2

16.3

  Upper Class

35.7

8.8

Education (%)

  Uneducated (< 6 yrs)

16.9

38.0

0.003

  Pre college (7–12 yrs)

56.0

38.3

  Higher Education (>12 yrs)

27.1

23.7

Profession (%)

  Government

50.7

14.5

< 0.001

  Private

8.8

1.2

  Retired

18.7

0.7

  Unemployed

21.8

83.6

Exercise (%)

Daily or 3–4 times/week

57.7

80.8

0.002

1-2 times/week

26.2

12.2

Few times/Once a month

16.1

7.0

Mets (%)

47.2

40.3

< 0.001

  1. p-value significant at < 0.05.