Clinical Study
Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Urban India
Table 3
The general characteristics of the study population.
| | Characteristics of the study population | | Characteristics | Males (%) | Females (%) | Total | value |
| | Age (years) | | | | | | 20–40 YRS | 58 (18.65) | 41 (16.02) | 99 (17.46) | | | 41–60 YRS | 149 (47.91) | 147 (57.42) | 296 (52.20) | .075 | | >60 YRS | 104 (33.44) | 68 (26.56) | 172 (30.34) | |
| | BMI | | | | | | Normal | 62 (20.53) | 53 (21.54) | 115 (20.99) | | | Overweight | 147 (48.68) | 101 (41.06) | 248 (45.26) | .169 | | OBESE | 93 (30.79) | 92 (37.4) | 185 (33.76) | |
| | Smoking | | | | | | Non-smokers | 195 (74.14) | 243 (96.43) | 438 (85.05) |
<.001* | | Smokers | 68 (25.86) | 9 (3.57) | 77 (14.95) |
| | Alcohol | | | | | | No alcohol consumption | 235 (75.56) | 251 (98.05) | 486 (85.71) |
<.001* | | Alcohol consumption | 76 (24.44) | 5 (1.95) | 81 (14.29) |
| | HTN | | | | | | Normal | 233 (71.70) | 179 (69.92) | 402 (70.90) |
.642 | | H/O HTN | 88 (28.3.) | 77 (30.08) | 165 (29.10) |
| | Diabetes | | | | | | Normal | 244 (78.46) | 221 (86.33) | 465 (82.01) |
.015** | | H/O diabetes | 67 (21.54) | 35 (13.67) | 102 (17.99) |
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(-significant).
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