Table 1 Characteristics of MS cases and healthy individuals by JIS criterion (n/%).

From: Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and its Associated Factors among Multi-ethnic Adults in Rural Areas in Xinjiang, China

Factors

MetS (n = 4305)

Non-MetS (n = 10715)

P

Gender

Male

1903 (44.20)

4757 (44.40)

0.831

Female

2402 (55.80)

5958 (55.60)

 

Age (years)

18–24

150 (3.48)

1445 (13.49)

<0.001

25–34

468 (10.87)

2236 (20.87)

 

35–44

968 (22.49)

2688 (25.09)

 

45–54

1131 (26.27)

2044 (19.08)

 

55–64

991 (23.02)

1481 (13.82)

 

≥65

597 (13.87)

821 (7.66)

 

Ethnicity

Uyghur

807 (18.75)

2519 (23.51)

<0.001

Han

1114 (25.88)

2275 (21.23)

 

Kazak

2131 (49.50)

4679 (43.67)

 

Kyrgyz

253 (5.88)

1242 (11.59)

 

Marriage status

Yes

3650 (84.79)

9083 (84.77)

0.980

No

655 (15.21)

1632 (15.23)

 

Education

Illiteracy

900 (20.91)

1729 (16.14)

<0.001

Primary school

1963 (45.60)

4589 (42.83)

 

≥Junior high school

1442 (33.50)

4397 (41.04)

 

Vegetables

no or <1 plate per week

820 (19.05)

1634 (15.25)

 

1–3 plates per week

2271 (52.75)

5326 (49.71)

 

≥4 plates per week

1214 (28.20)

3755(35.04)

<0.001

fruits

no or <1 plate perweek

1046 (24.30)

2205 (20.58)

<0.001

1–3 plates per week

2031 (47.18)

5488(51.22)

 

≥4 plates per week

1228 (28.52)

3022(28.20)

 

Fresh-milk

no or <0.5 L per week

3683 (85.55)

8942(83.45)

0.014

0.5–1.5 L per week

383 (8.90)

969(9.04)

 

≥1.5 L per week

239 (5.56)

805 (7.51)

 

fresh meat

no or <1 kg per week

757 (17.58)

2332 (21.76)

<0.001

1–2 kg per week

1150(26.72)

3341 (31.18)

 

≥2 kg per week

2398 (55.70)

5042 (47.06)

 

Salt

<500 g per month

1731 (40.20)

4250 (39.66)

0.667

≥500 g per month

2574 (59.80)

6465 (60.34)

 

Drinking

No

3247 (75.42)

8735 (81.52)

<0.001

Yes

1058 (24.58)

1980 (18.48)

 

Smoking

No

2862 (66.48)

7701 (71.87)

<0.001

Yes

1443 (33.52)

3014 (28.13)