Table 2
Metabolic Syndrome according to General Characteristics and Mental Health
| Variable |
Division |
Metabolic syndrome |
χ2(p) |
|
| Normal |
Abnormal |
| Sex |
Male |
1,573 (78.1) |
448 (21.9) |
53.578 (<0.001) |
| Female |
1,872 (86.7) |
334 (13.3) |
| Age (y) |
20∼29 |
517 (93.0) |
38 (7.0) |
90.617 (<0.001) |
| 30∼49 |
1,318 (82.0) |
263 (18.0) |
| 50∼64 |
952 (77.5) |
283 (22.5) |
| ≥65 |
658 (77.1) |
198 (22.9) |
| Education |
≤Middle school |
730 (72.9) |
256 (27.1) |
53.584 (<0.001) |
| High school |
1,178 (82.7) |
256 (17.3) |
| ≥College |
1,537 (85.0) |
270 (15.0) |
| Income |
Low |
784 (79.9) |
214 (20.1) |
13.877 (0.039) |
| Middle-low |
859 (81.6) |
186 (18.4) |
| Middle-high |
895 (81.1) |
210 (18.9) |
| High |
907 (85.7) |
172 (14.3) |
| Smoking |
Yes |
1,454 (78.6) |
403 (21.4) |
31.398 (<0.001) |
| No |
1,991 (85.2) |
379 (14.8) |
| Alcohol intake |
Yes |
2,136 (82.4) |
479 (17.6) |
0.326 (0.582) |
| No |
1,309 (81.7) |
303 (18.3) |
| Depression |
Yes |
341 (82.2) |
82 (17.8) |
0.000 (0.991) |
| No |
3,104 (82.1) |
700 (17.9) |
| Stress |
Severe |
928 (79.9) |
229 (20.1) |
7.171 (0.059) |
| Moderate |
2,048 (83.4) |
443 (16.6) |
| None |
469 (81.6) |
110 (18.4) |
Values are presented as unweighted count (weighted %).
χ2: chi-square test.
