Table 2 Socioeconomic status of study subjects corresponding to metabolic syndrome
From: Comprehensive assessment of metabolic syndrome among rural Bangladeshi women
Parameters | Subjects without MS (%) n = 1142 | Subjects with MS (%) n = 393 | pvalue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Family Income | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.071 |
   Income < 70 USD | 888 | (77.8%) | 288 | (73.3%) |  |
   Income 70-139 USD | 178 | (15.6%) | 82 | (20.9%) |  |
   Income ≥ 140 USD | 31 | (2.7%) | 23 | (5.9%) |  |
   Missing | 45 | (3.9%) | 0 | (0%) |  |
Own Land | Â | Â | Â | Â | < 0.001 |
   No Land | 492 | (43.1%) | 107 | (27.2%) |  |
   Land | 591 | (51.8%) | 277 | (70.5%) |  |
   Missing | 59 | (5.2%) | 9 | (2.3%) |  |
Living Area | Â | Â | Â | Â | < 0.001 |
   Living Area ≤ 1,000 Sqr. ft | 338 | (29.6%) | 65 | (16.5%) |  |
   Living Area > 1,000 Sqr. ft | 804 | (70.4%) | 328 | (83.5%) |  |
Education Level | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.017 |
   No Formal Education | 564 | (49.4%) | 222 | (56.5%) |  |
   Formal Education | 578 | (50.6%) | 171 | (43.5%) |  |
Types of Work | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.002 |
   Desk Work | 28 | (2.5%) | 20 | (5.1%) |  |
   Physical Work | 1060 | (92.8%) | 365 | (92.9%) |  |
   Missing | 54 | (4.7%) | 8 | (2.0%) |  |
Family History* of Diabetes | Â | Â | Â | Â | < 0.001 |
   Non Diabetic | 992 | (86.9%) | 322 | (81.9%) |  |
   Diabetic | 103 | (9.0%) | 71 | (18.1%) |  |
   Missing | 47 | (4.1%) | 0 | (0%) |  |
Family History* of Hypertension | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.003 |
   Non Hypertensive | 924 | (80.9%) | 302 | (76.8%) |  |
   Hypertensive | 171 | (15.0%) | 91 | (23.2%) |  |
   Missing | 47 | (4.1%) | 0 | (0%) |  |
Smoking Habit | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.242 |
   No | 894 | (78.3%) | 319 | (81.2%) |  |
   Yes | 248 | (21.7%) | 74 | (18.8%) |  |