Table 4 Prevalence of metabolic syndrome according to socio-economic variables in females

Single

1.0

1.0

Married

8.4 (6.1, 11.6)

< 0.001

1.3 (0.85, 2.1)

0.21

Divorced

9.1 (4.7, 17.4)

< 0.001

1.2 (0.58, 2.6)

0.56

Widowed

25.4 (15.4, 41.9)

< 0.001

1.5 (0.77, 2.8)

0.23

Income

Low income

1.0

1.0

Middle class

0.81 (0.62, 1.1)

0.12

0.65 (0.48, 0.89)

0.008

Upper class

0.64 (0.45, 0.92)

0.01

0.70 (0.46, 1.1)

0.09

Profession

Government

1.0

1.0

Private

0.50 (0.16, 1.5)

0.22

1.0 (0.28, 3.6)

0.98

Retired

1.8 (0.59, 5.6)

0.29

0.77 (0.22, 2.6)

0.68

Unemployed

1.5 (1.2, 2.1)

0.003

1.6 (1.2, 2.2)

0.004

Education

Uneducated (< 6 yrs)

1.0

1.0

Precollege (7–12 yrs)

0.28 (0.23, 0.36)

< 0.001

0.82 (0.62, 1.1)

0.17

Higher education (>12 yrs)

0.09 (0.07, 0.13)

< 0.001

0.38 (0.26, 0.56)

< 0.001

Exercise

Daily or 3–4 times/week

1.0

1.0

1-2 times/week

1.3 (0.94, 1.8)

0.10

1.3 (0.91, 1.9)

0.13

Few times/Once a month

0.71 (0.45, 1.1)

0.15

0.67 (0.39, 1.1)

0.13