No. of risk factors Total (n=5,935) %(SE) Men (n=2,482) %(SE) Women (n=3,453) %(SE) P 0 32.89(0.98) 29.52(1.37) 36.20(1.27) <0.001 1 25.17(0.70) 25.19(1.05) 25.14(0.98) <0.001 2 20.21(0.65) 22.38(1.11) 18.08(0.81) <0.001 Sub total(Non-MS) 78.27(0.76) 77.09(1.05) 79.42(0.98) <0.001 3 12.51(0.53) 14.34(1.76) 10.71(0.62) <0.001 4 7.01(0.41) 6.95(0.57) 7.07(0.54) <0.001 5 2.21(0.25) 1.62(1.33) 2.80(0.39) <0.001 Sub total(MS) 21.73(0.76) 22.91(1.05) 20.58(0.98) <0.001

P determined by logistic regression and χ2 test. Non-MS=Non-metabolic syndrome; MS=metabolic syndrome .

Table 2: The Number of Metabolic Syndrome Risk factors Presence among Koreans ≥ 20 years.