Urban area Less urbanized Rural area
% (N) Area % (N) % (N)
Overall population 12.7 (424) a 17.4 (265) b 7 (30) c
Gender      
Female 13 (257) a 20.7 (176) b 9.9 (27) c
Male 5.9 (91)* a 5.8 (42)* b 1.4 (2)* c
Age      
≤ 29 years 3.2 (39) a 2.7 (9) b 0 (0) c
30-39 years 11.4 (78) a 13.2 (36) b 3.8 (2) c
40-49 years 18.7 (121) a 22.3 (78) b 7.8(7) c
50-59 years 29.2 (109) a 26.5 (84) a 10.4 (8) c
≥ 60 years 33.1(46) a 22.9 (57) a 11.2(11) c
Results are expressed in terms of percentage (sample size). *significantly different from female in the same area at p<0.05. In the same line, values with the same letter were not significantly different at p<0.05.
Table 4: Prevalence of metabolic syndrome according to IDF definition (slightly modified)
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