Table 2 Basic characteristics of normal and MetS in urban and rural

Case, n (%)

8830 (67.6)

4237 (32.4)

9388 (75.3)

3073 (24.7)

Age, n (%)

 45-59 years

5078 (57.5)

2004 (47.3)

5598 (59.6)

1702 (55.4)

 60-74 years

3353 (38.0)

1997 (47.1)

3420 (36.4)

1247 (40.6)

 75- years

399 (4.5)

236 (5.6)

370 (3.9)

124 (4.0)

Gender, n (%)

 Male

3788 (42.9)

1974 (46.6)

4526 (48.2)

1286 (41.9)

 Female

5042 (57.1)

2263 (53.4)

4862 (51.8)

1787 (58.2)

Marital status, n (%)

 Single

63 (0.7)

21 (0.5)

88 (0.9)

9 (0.3)

 Married

7956 (90.1)

3811 (90.0)

5811 (90.7)

2815 (91.6)

 Divorced or Widowed

811 (9.2)

405 (9.6)

789 (8.4)

249 (8.1)

Education, n (%)

 Primary schools or below

3022 (34.2)

1404 (33.1)

6092 (64.9)

1889 (61.5)

 Junior high school

3062 (34.7)

1494 (35.3)

2546 (27.1)

878 (28.6)

 Senior high school

2035 (23.1)

940 (22.2)

709 (7.6)

279 (9.1)

 College or above

711 (8.1)

399 (9.4)

41 (0.4)

27 (0.9)

Smoking, n (%)

 Ever/Never

6725 (76.2)

3277 (77.3)

6248 (66.6)

2233 (72.7)

 Current

2105 (23.8)

960 (22.7)

3140 (33.4)

840 (27.3)

Alcohol, n (%)

 Ever/Never

5926 (67.1)

2952 (69.7)

6374 (67.9)

2322 (75.6)

 Current

2904 (32.9)

1285 (30.3)

3014 (32.1)

751 (24.4)

Physical activity, n (%)

 Yes

2149 (24.3)

1160 (27.4)

460 (4.9)

243 (7.9)

 No

6681 (75.7)

3077 (72.6)

8928 (95.1)

2830 (92.1)

Income, n (%)

 Low

4835 (54.8)

2189 (51.7)

3713 (39.6)

1203 (39.2)

 Middle

1195 (13.5)

638 (15.1)

2594 (27.6)

775 (25.2)

 High

2273 (25.7)

1183 (27.9)

2819 (30.0)

1001 (32.6)

 Unanswered

527 (6.0)

227 (5.4)

262 (2.8)

94 (3.1)