Research Article
Metabolic Syndrome according to Three Definitions in Hammam-Sousse Sahloul Heart Study: A City Based Tunisian Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the study subjects
(%).
| | Variables | Results |
| | Age tranches | | | 20–29 | 174 (15.5) | | 30–39 | 198 (17.7) | | 40–49 | 272 (24.3) | | 50–59 | 211 (18.8) | | 60–69 | 137 (12.2) | | ≥70 | 129 (11.5) | | Sex-ratio M/W and Tabac | 0.48 | | Men | 364 (32.5) | | Women | 757 (67.5) | | Tabac | 139 (12.4) | | Civil status | | | Married | 785 (70) | | Single | 211 (18.8) | | Divorcee | 21 (1.9) | | Widower | 102 (9.1) | | Imprecise | 2 (0.2) | | Academic level | | | Illiterate | 199 (17.8) | | Primary school | 404 (36) | | Middle school (college) | 73 (6.5) | | High school | 257 (22.9) | | Superior (higher education) | 147 (13.1) | | Diploma after universities | 41 (3.7) | | Professional activity | | | Senior official of the state | 18 (1.6) | | Employee of the state | 85 (7.6) | | High executive in the private | 27 (2.4) | | Employee on the private | 147 (13.1) | | Independent | 63 (5.6) | | Worker | 83 (7.4) | | Student/high school student | 63 (5.6) | | Retired man | 89 (7.9) | | Housewife | 486 (43.4) | | Unemployed person | 36 (3.2) | | Disabled person | 18 (1.6) | | Imprecise | 6 (0.5) | | Known diseases | | | Diabetes | 145 (12.9) | | Hypertension | 232 (20.7) | | Dyslipidemia | 100 (8.9) | | Dysthyroidia | 50 (4.5) | | CVD | 122 (10.9) |
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