From: Disease burden and associated risk factors for metabolic syndrome among adults in Ethiopia
Variable | Total N = 325 (%) | Men N = 155 (%) | Women N = 170 (%) | p-value | |
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Alcohol use | 106 (32.6) | 63 (40.7) | 43 (25.3) | 0.003 | |
Tobacco use | 12 (3.7) | 12 (7.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0.0002 | |
Khat use | 33 (10.3) | 30 (19.5) | 3 (1.8) | < 0.0001 | |
Physical activity at work | 105 (33.6) | 49 (33.1) | 56 (33.9) | 0.876 | |
Number of days with physical activity at work | < 5 days/week | 261 (80.3) | 118 (76.1) | 143 (84.1) | 0.071 |
≥5 days/week | 64 (19.7) | 37 (23.9) | 27 (15.9) | ||
Doing exercise / leisure physical activity | 16 (4.9) | 9 (5.9) | 7 (4.1) | 0.473 | |
Walking/ bicycle for transportation | 194 (60.3) | 92 (60.1) | 102 (60.4) | 0.967 | |
Adding salt before or as eating | 230 (71.0) | 108 (70.1) | 122 (71.7) | 0.746 | |
Type of oil used | None | 129 (39.9) | 58 (37.9) | 71 (41.8) | 0.525 |
Vegetable oil | 133 (41.2) | 68 (44.4) | 65 (38.2) | ||
Other oil/ fat | 61 (18.9) | 27 (17.7) | 34 (20.0) | ||
Number of days fruits or vegetables were eaten | ≥5 days/week | 113 (34.8) | 54 (34.8) | 59 (34.7) | 0.988 |
2–4 days/week | 125 (38.5) | 59 (38.1) | 66 (38.8) | ||
< 2 days/week | 87 (26.8) | 42 (27.1) | 45 (26.5) | ||
Number of fruits or vegetable servings | ≥5 servings/day | 5 (1.5) | 3 (1.9) | 2 (1.2) | 0.579 |
< 5 servings/day | 320 (98.5) | 152 (98.1) | 168 (98.8) |