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Table 3 Prevalence of metabolic syndrome according to socio-economic variables, in males

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

Marital status

Odds ratioa

P value

Odds ratiob

p value

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

Single

1.0

 

1.0

 

Married

6.3 (4.6, 8.5)

< 0.001

1.6 (1.1, 2.4)

0.03

Divorced

4.9 (0.30, 80.2)

0.26

0.96 (0.05, 16.8)

0.98

Widowed

9.9 (0.88, 110.9)

0.06

1.9 (0.15, 22.6)

0.61

Income

Low Income

1.0

 

1.0

 

Middle Class

6.1 (4.2, 8.7)

< 0.001

2.2 (1.5, 3.5)

< 0.001

Upper Class

6.3 (4.3, 9.1)

< 0.001

2.3 (1.5, 3.5)

< 0.001

Profession

Government

1.0

 

1.0

 

Private

1.5 (1.1, 2.1)

0.02

1.4 (0.97, 2.1)

0.06

Retired

2.6 (2.0, 3.5)

< 0.001

1.4 (1.0, 1.9)

0.04

Unemployed

0.39 (0.30, 0.52)

< 0.001

0.61 (0.45, 0.82)

0.001

Education

Uneducated (< 6 yrs)

1.0

 

1.0

 

Precollege (7–12 yrs)

0.61 (0.46, 0.81)

0.001

1.2 (0.94, 1.8)

0.10

Higher Education (>12 yrs)

0.40 (0.29, 0.54)

< 0.001

1.0 (0.70, 1.4)

0.95

Exercise

Daily or 3–4 times/week

1.0

 

1.0

 

1-2 times/week

1.2 (0.92, 1.6)

0.15

1.3 (0.97, 1.8)

0.06

Few times/Once a month

1.2 (0.88, 1.7)

0.22

1.3 (0.92, 1.9)

0.12

  1. a- Crude odds ratio; b- Age-adjusted; p-value significant at < 0.05.