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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population by MetS

From: Association of rs9939609-FTO with metabolic syndrome components among women from Mayan communities of Chiapas, Mexico

 

Without MetS

With MetS

Total

P-value*

n

% or median

95% CI or p25–p75

n

% or median

95% CI or p25–p75

n

 

Characteristics

Age

  Years

116

37.0

33.0

43.0

175

40.0

35.0

47.0

291

100

0.001†

   < 35 years

39

53.4

42.0

64.5

34

46.6

35.5

58.0

73

100

0.006

  35–40 years

35

38.9

29.3

49.2

55

61.1

50.8

70.7

90

100

  41–45 years

24

42.9

30.5

55.9

32

57.1

44.1

69.5

56

100

   > 45 years

18

25.0

16.1

35.8

54

75.0

64.2

83.9

72

100

  Total

116

39.9

34.4

45.6

175

60.1

54.4

65.6

291

100

Geographic area

  Urban

94

40.7

34.5

47.1

137

59.3

52.9

65.5

231

100

0.570

  Rural

22

36.7

25.3

49.3

38

63.3

50.7

74.7

60

100

  Total

116

39.9

34.4

45.6

175

60.1

54.4

65.6

291

100

Years of schooling

  Years

116

9.0

4.3

12.0

175

6.0

2.0

9.0

291

100

 < 0.001†

  0–5 years

34

32.1

23.8

41.4

72

67.9

58.6

76.2

106

100

0.008

  6–10 years

52

39.1

31.1

47.6

81

60.9

52.4

68.9

133

100

   > 10 years

30

57.7

44.2

70.4

22

42.3

29.6

55.8

52

100

  Total

116

39.9

34.4

45.6

175

60.1

54.4

65.6

291

100

Language (ethnicity)

  Spanish

76

41.1

34.2

48.3

109

58.9

51.7

65.8

185

100

0.575

  Indigenous (any Mayan languages)

40

37.7

28.9

47.2

66

62.3

52.8

71.1

106

100

  Total

116

39.9

34.4

45.6

175

60.1

54.40

65.6

291

100

Household conditions

Piped water within the house

  Yes

98

42.2

36.0

48.7

134

57.8

51.3

64.0

232

100

0.100

  No

18

30.5

19.9

43.0

41

69.5

57.0

80.1

59

100

  Total

116

39.9

34.4

45.6

175

60.1

54.4

65.6

291

100

Cooking fuel

  Wood or coal

39

47.0

36.5

57.7

44

53.0

42.3

63.5

83

100

0.272

  Gas or electric

32

35.6

26.2

45.8

58

64.4

54.2

73.8

90

100

  Both

45

38.1

29.7

47.1

73

61.9

52.9

70.3

118

100

  Total

116

39.9

34.4

45.6

175

60.1

54.4

65.6

291

100

 

Television

  No

12

37.5

22.4

54.8

20

62.5

45.2

77.6

32

100

0.772

  Yes

104

40.2

34.3

46.2

155

59.8

53.8

65.7

259

100

  Total

116

39.9

34.4

45.6

175

60.1

54.4

65.6

291

100

Microwave oven

  No

83

39.5

33.1

46.2

127

60.5

53.8

66.9

210

100

0.849

  Yes

33

40.7

30.5

51.6

48

59.3

48.4

69.5

81

100

  Total

116

39.9

34.4

45.6

175

60.1

54.4

65.6

291

100

Cell phone (head of the household)

  No

32

42.7

31.9

54.0

43

57.3

46.0

68.1

75

100

0.565

  Yes

84

38.9

32.6

45.5

132

61.1

54.5

67.4

216

100

  Total

116

39.9

34.4

45.6

175

60.1

54.4

65.6

291

100

Fridge

  No

32

38.1

28.3

48.7

52

61.9

51.3

71.7

84

100

0.695

  Yes

84

40.6

34.1

47.4

123

59.4

52.6

65.9

207

100

  Total

116

39.9

34.4

45.6

175

60.1

54.4

65.6

291

100

  1. *Chi-square test for independence. †Mann-Whitney U test