Gender-dependent associations between socioeconomic status and metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional study in the adult Saudi population

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Majed S Alokail⁵  Abdulrahman S M Al-Ajlan⁶  Mansour A Al-Yousef²  Saad A Alghanim³  Hanan A Alfawaz⁷  Nasiruddin Khan⁴  Omar S Al-Attas⁵  Khalid M Alkharfy¹  Nasser M Al-Daghri⁵ 

[1] Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;Health Affairs for Riyadh Region, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;Department of Health Administration, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;Biomarkers Research Program, Biochemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, PO Box, 2455, Riyadh 11451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;Prince Mutaib Chair for Biomarkers of Osteoporosis, Biochemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;Department of Clinical Lab Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;College of Food Science & Agriculture, Department of Food Science & Nutrition, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

关键词: Saudi Arabia;    Education;    Income;    Marital status;    Socioeconomic status;    Gender;   

Others  :  855147
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2261-14-51

 received in 2013-09-05, accepted in 2014-04-10,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

To determine the gender-dependent association of socio-economic status variables with the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in the adult Saudi population.

Methods

A total of 9164 adult Saudis (aged 18–70 years) were included in this cross-sectional study. Marital status, income, education, and occupation were used as socio-economic indicators while behavioral factor like physical exercise was also taken into account. MetS was defined using the criteria based from the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP-ATP III).

Results

In males, the odds ratio (OR) of harboring MetS was higher in married [OR1.6 (Confidence Interval (CI) 1.1, 2.4); p < 0.03], and high income class [OR 2.3(CI 1.5, 3.5); p < 0.001] and lowest in retired and unemployed individuals [1.4(1.0, 1.9); p < 0.04, 0.61(0.45, 0.82); p < 0.001] respectively. In females, MetS was inversely related to high income [OR 0.70 (CI 0.46, 1.1); p < 0.09] and education level [OR 0.38 (CI 0.26, 0.56); p < 0.001], and was significantly higher in the unemployed class [OR 1.6 (CI 1.2, 2.2); p < 0.004].

Conclusions

The prevalence of MetS is significantly high among retired, married and high-earning Saudi males while in females, high earners and high education seem to confer a protective effect against MetS.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Al-Daghri et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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