Table 1 Characteristics of Adults (20 + years), NHANES 1999–2016

MetS (%)

69.11

(0.53)

30.89

(0.53)

Age (y): Mean (SEM)

45.76

(0.25)

43.23

(0.31)

51.42

(0.30)

Sex: Males (%)

49.76

(0.39)

48.75

(0.52)

52.0

(0.90)

Ethnicity

 Mexican American (%)

7.66

(0.54)

7.26

(0.50)

8.53

(0.75)

 Other Hispanic (%)

5.00

(0.54)

5.02

(0.51)

4.96

(0.71)

 Non-Hispanic White (%)

71.31

(1.11)

70.32

(1.11)

73.53

(1.36)

 Non-Hispanic Black (%)

10.20

(0.60)

10.99

(0.65)

8.42

(0.59)

 Other Ethnicity (%)

5.83

(0.31)

6.40

(0.37)

4.56

(0.42)

Education

 Less than High School (%)

15.80

(0.54)

14.26

(0.61)

19.25

(0.76)

 High School Graduate (%)

23.21

(0.64)

21.19

(0.74)

27.71

(1.03)

 College Education (%)

60.99

(0.93)

64.54

(1.04)

53.04

(1.17)

Income ratio: mean (SEM)

3.09

(0.03)

3.13

(0.04)

3.01

(0.04)

 < 1.3 (%)

18.94

(0.67)

18.30

(0.76)

20.39

(0.87)

 1.3–3.5 (%)

36.33

(0.70)

35.67

(0.78)

37.82

(1.06)

 > 3.5 (%)

44.73

(0.95)

46.04

(1.04)

41.80

(1.18)

Acohol: Yes (%)

76.85

(0.78)

78.95

(0.76)

72.15

(1.11)

Smoking: Yes (%)

46.09

(0.75)

44.46

(0.87)

49.73

(1.05)

Hospital visits

 None (%)

17.52

(0.46)

18.58

(0.60)

15.14

(0.68)

 1 visit (%)

20.12

(0.44)

21.39

(0.49)

17.27

(0.81)

 2–3 visits (%)

29.97

(0.47)

30.28

(0.54)

29.28

(0.95)

 4–9 visits (%)

22.53

(0.42)

20.69

(0.48)

26.64

(0.86)

 ≥ 10 visits (%)

9.87

(0.33)

9.06

(0.35)

11.67

(0.70)

Insurance: Yes (%)

81.95

(0.61)

81.12

(0.72)

83.80

(0.73)

Health status: poor/fair (%)

13.08

(0.40)

10.28

(0.41)

19.32

(0.69)

Physical activity minutes per week: mean (SEM)

609.51

(15.06)

645.77

(17.06)

528.38

(20.28)

 < 150 min/week MVPA (%)

40.47

(0.66)

37.68

(0.69)

46.73

(1.12)

Cardiovascular disease (%)

5.14

(0.25)

3.76

(0.24)

8.25

(0.49)

 Coronary heart disease (%)

2.55

(0.16)

1.97

(0.18)

3.86

(0.32)

 Heart attack (%)

2.39

(0.16)

1.69

(0.16)

3.95

(0.33)

 Stroke (%)

1.86

(0.15)

1.33

(0.14)

3.03

(0.32)

UACR ratio: mean (SEM)

19.35

(1.31)

13.49

(0.71)

32.57

(4.06)

 Elevated (%)

7.76

(0.27)

5.61

(0.29)

12.56

(0.61)

BUN-CR ratio: mean (SEM)

15.07

(0.08)

14.87

(0.09)

15.50

(0.12)

 Elevated (%)

11.39

(0.39)

10.48

(0.42)

13.44

(0.69)

GGT-ALP ratio: mean (SEM)

0.41

(0.01)

0.38

(0.01)

0.49

(0.01)

 Elevated (%)

10.00

(0.33)

7.88

(0.34)

14.75

(0.75)

AST-ALT ratio: mean (SEM)

1.08

(0.01)

1.12

(0.01)

0.98

(0.01)

 Elevated (%)

10.10

(0.34)

12.26

(0.44)

5.27

(0.36)