Variables | Metabolic syndrome n(%) |
No metabolic syndrome n(%) | RR | CI | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||||
Male | 50(15.6) | 271(84.4) | |||
Female | 168(24.8) | 509(75.2) | 0.5 | 0.4-0.7 | 0.001* |
Age (years) | |||||
≤ 25 | 10(5.5) | 173(94.5) | |||
26-35 | 17(7.6) | 206(92.4) | - | - | |
36-45 | 26(14.2) | 157(85.8) | |||
46-55 | 50(29.9) | 117(70.1) | 0.000* | ||
56-65 | 69(49.3) | 71(50.7) | |||
≥ 66 | 46(45.1) | 56(54.9) | |||
Level of education | |||||
No formal schooling | 29(19.9) | 117(80.1) | |||
Grade 1 to 7 | 51(32.7) | 105(67.3) | |||
Grade 8 to 12 | 118(20.3) | 462(79.7) | 0.004 | ||
Tertiary | 20(17.2) | 96(82.8) | - | - | |
Marital status | |||||
Never married | 89(14.0) | 548(86.0) | |||
Ever Married | 112(34.1) | 216(65.9) | 0.3 | 0.2-0.4 | 0.000* |
Employment | |||||
Government employee | 13(20.6) | 50(79.4) | |||
Non-government employee | 33(14.3) | 198(85.7) | - | - | |
Self-employed | 8(12.9) | 54(87.1) | |||
Student | 7(7.1) | 92(92.9) | |||
Unemployed | 126(26.5) | 350(73.5) | 0.000* | ||
Retired | 30(45.5) | 36(54.5) | |||
Income | |||||
R2000 and below | 115(32.2) | 38(16.7) | |||
R2001 and above | 242(67.8) | 189(83.3) | 2.4 | 1.6-3.6 | 0.000* |