Table 4 Sociodemographic and behavioural characteristics associated with MetS among women and men in Algeria.
Characteristics | N | MetS prevalence | cPR (95%CI) | P | aPR (95%CI) | P | N | MetS prevalence | cPR (95%CI) | P | aPR (95%CI) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Women | Men | |||||||||||
All participants | 3172 | 39.1 [37.0–41.3] | 2547 | 29.1 [27.2–31.2] | ||||||||
Age group, years | ||||||||||||
18–29 | 612 | 17.8 [14.9–21.2] | 1 | < 0.001 | 1 | < 0.001 | 460 | 12.0 [9.3–15.4] | 1 | < 0.001 | 1 | < 0.001 |
30–44 | 1316 | 35.3 [32.5–38.3] | 2.00 [1.67–2.39] | 1.88 [1.57–2.26] | 1033 | 28.3 [25.4–31.5] | 2.31 [1.77–3.01] | 1.91 [1.42–2.56] | ||||
45–59 | 806 | 58.7 [54.9–62.3] | 3.26 [2.72–3.89] | 2.93 [2.43–3.55] | 727 | 44.3 [40.7–48.0] | 3.58 [2.77–4.63] | 2.78 [2.06–3.76] | ||||
60–70 | 438 | 72.0 [67.1–76.5] | 3.93 [3.28–4.70] | 3.47 [2.86–4.22] | 327 | 51.0 [45.9–56.1] | 4.10 [3.17–5.31] | 3.21 [2.35–4.39] | ||||
Living status | ||||||||||||
Living alone | 1076 | 30.5 [27.6–33.7] | 1 | < 0.001 | 1 | 0.003 | 689 | 15.1 [12.6–18.0] | 1 | < 0.001 | 1 | 0.009 |
Cohabiting | 2092 | 44.1 [41.6–46.7] | 1.33 [1.21–1.46] | 1.14 [1.05–1.24] | 1,856 | 37.4 [34.9–40.0] | 2.24 [1.88–2.67] | 1.32 [1.07–1.63] | ||||
Level of education | ||||||||||||
Less primary school | 1238 | 53.0 [49.8–56.3] | 1 | < 0.001 | 1 | 0.25 | 647 | 33.9 [30.1–37.9] | 1 | 0.003 | 1 | 0.015 |
Primary school | 608 | 35.8 [31.7–40.3] | 0.70 [0.63–0.77] | 0.92 [0.82–1.02] | 751 | 25.1 [22.0–28.5] | 0.78 [0.67–0.91] | 1.04 [0.90–1.20] | ||||
Secondary school | 856 | 31.7 [28.5–34.9] | 0.60 [0.54–0.67] | 0.91 [0.81–1.02] | 852 | 28.2 [25.2–31.3] | 0.85 [0.74–0.98] | 1.11 [0.96–1.29] | ||||
University studies | 461 | 27.5 [23.4–32.1] | 0.51 [0.44–0.60] | 0.90 [0.76–1.06] | 291 | 33.3 [28.0–39.2] | 1.0 [0.83–1.21] | 1.34 [1.11–1.61] | ||||
Occupation | ||||||||||||
Employed | 503 | 31.9 [27.4–36.7] | 1 | < 0.001 | 1 | 0.21 | 1767 | 29.9 [27.6–32.3] | 1 | 0.47 | 1 | 0.86 |
Unemployed | 2663 | 40.5 [38.3–42.8] | 1.34 [1.16–1.53] | 1.09 [0.95–1.26] | 776 | 27.6 [24.5–31.0] | 1.04 [0.93–1.18] | 1.01 [0.89–1.15] | ||||
Residence | ||||||||||||
Rural | 1034 | 34.9 [31.5–38.5] | 1 | 0.004 | 1 | 0.023 | 862 | 28.1 [24.8–31.7] | 1 | 0.29 | 1 | 0.79 |
Urban | 2138 | 41.2 [38.6–43.9] | 1.18 [1.05–1.31] | 1.13 [1.02–1.26] | 1685 | 29.6 [27.2–32.2] | 1.08 [0.93–1.23] | 1.02 [0.89–1.16] | ||||
Smoking | ||||||||||||
Non-smoker | 3150 | 39.1 [37.0–41.3] | 1 | 0.12 | 1 | 0.07 | 968 | 28.1 [25.1–31.2] | < 0.001 | 1 | 0.15 | |
Past smoker | 9 | 49.7 [20.5–79.1] | 1.34 [0.78–2.27] | 1.23 [0.75–2.02] | 813 | 37.1 [33.5–40.8] | 1.25 [1.10–1.43] | 1.05 [0.92–1.20] | ||||
Current smoker | 11 | 16.6 [4.9–43.4] | 0.37 [0.12–1.16] | 0.35 [0.13–0.96] | 764 | 23.4 [20.3–26.8] | 0.86 [0.74–1.02] | 0.91 [0.78–1.05] | ||||
Alcohol | ||||||||||||
Non-user | 3159 | 39.1 [37.0–41.3] | 1 | 0.98 | 1 | 0.36 | 2091 | 29.4 [27.2–31.6] | 1 | 0.62 | 1 | 0.54 |
User | 10 | 35.9 [15.6–62.8] | 1.01 [0.53–1.91] | 1.26 [0.76–2.07] | 454 | 28.1 [24.0–32.7] | 0.96 [0.83–1.12] | 0.96 [0.83–1.10] | ||||
Fruits and vegetables | ||||||||||||
Sufficient | 734 | 38.4 [34.2–42.7] | 1 | 0.97 | 1 | 0.76 | 610 | 30.6 [26.6–34.8] | 1 | 0.31 | 1 | 0.42 |
Insufficient | 2438 | 39.4 [37.0–41.7] | 1.0 [0.90–1.12] | 1.02 [0.92–1.12] | 1937 | 28.7 [26.4–31.0] | 0.93 [0.81–1.07] | 0.95 [0.83–1.08] | ||||
Sufficent activity | ||||||||||||
Yes | 1494 | 38.7 [35.8–41.6] | 1 | 0.76 | 1 | 0.28 | 1845 | 26.6 [24.4–28.9] | 1 | < 0.001 | 1 | 0.005 |
No | 1675 | 39.5 [36.9–42.1] | 1.01 [0.93–1.10] | 0.96 [0.89–1.03] | 700 | 36.7 [33.1–40.5] | 1.34 [1.20–1.49] | 1.16 [1.05–1.30] | ||||
