Metabolic Syndrome in Canadian Adults and Adolescents: Prevalence and Associated Dietary Intake
Table 2
Weighted estimates of the prevalence of identified metabolic syndrome by sociodemographic characteristics of Canadians aged 12 to 79, Canadian Health Measures Survey, Cycle 1, 2007–2009 ().
Characteristics
MetS, estimated prevalence (SE1)
Confidence intervals (CIs)
Sex
Male
17.25 (1.8)
13.26–21.25
Female
19.34 (1.7)
15.59–23.08
Age group
12–19 y2
3.5 (1.5)F
0.20–6.89
20–39 y
7.8 (1.4)E
4.74–10.97
40–59 y
21.6 (2.5)*
16.17–27.12
60–79 y
40.9 (3.5)*
33.05–48.77
Education level
Less than secondary school graduation2
39.7 (6.9)E
24.49–55.06
Secondary school graduation
31.1 (4.1)
22.03–40.26
Some postsecondary
3. 36–18.16
Postsecondary graduation
14.6 (1.4)*
11.53–17.66
Income level
Lowest income2
19.9 (4.6)E
9.69–30.13
Lower-middle income
29.7 (4.3)
20.16–39.33
Upper-middle income
20.3 (2.2)
15.51–25.21
Highest income
14.1 (1.5)
10.69–17.47
Physical activity
Inactive2
23.0 (2.0)
18.45–27.55
Moderately active
17.1 (1.6)*
13.55–20.72
Active
5.27–12.29
Alcohol
Never drink
17.6 (4.5)E
7.57–27.68
Ever drink
18.3 (1.5)
15.10–21.65
Ethnicity
Non-White
21.2 (3.8)E
12.70–29.70
White
17.7 (1.3)
14.84–20.59
Smoking
Nonsmokers
18.4 (1.6)
14.87–22.04
Smokers
17.7 (1.6)
14.12–21.41
1SE: standard error.
2Reference level.
FData with a coefficient of variation >33.3%. The user is advised that 3.5% do not meet Statistics Canada’s quality standards for this statistical program.
EData with a coefficient of variation from 16.6% to 33.3%.
*Significant (P < 0.05), simple binary logistic regression.