Table 1.
Definitions of variables.
Table 2.
Characteristics of participants according to sex (N = 5,695).
Fig 1.
The prevalence of metabolic syndrome and each component.
The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and each component of MetS was compared between men and women by a chi-square test among men and women. TG, triglyceride; HDL-C; high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; FBG, fasting blood glucose; MetS, metabolic syndrome. *P < 0.01; **P < 0.001.
Fig 2.
The number of components of metabolic syndrome.
The prevalence of having components of metabolic syndrome was compared between men and women by a chi-square test. NS, not significant. *P < 0.01; **P < 0.001.
Table 3.
The prevalence and factors associated with metabolic syndrome among sex groups (N = 5,695).