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 (𝑛=2173).

Characteristics	MetS, estimated prevalence (SE^1)	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 y^2	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 graduation^2	39.7 (6.9)^E	24.49–55.06
Secondary school graduation	31.1 (4.1)	22.03–40.26
Some postsecondary	10.7(3.3)^∗E	3. 36–18.16
Postsecondary graduation	14.6 (1.4)*	11.53–17.66
Income level
Lowest income^2	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
Inactive^2	23.0 (2.0)	18.45–27.55
Moderately active	17.1 (1.6)*	13.55–20.72
Active	8.7(1.5)^∗E	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.