Table 6: Two-tailed pearson’s correlation analysis of MetS components among CKD patients.

Parameters

Patients with MetS (n = 18)

Patients without MetS (n = 82)

P-value

Age category

18-35

 2 (7.1%)

26 (92.9%)

 

 

0.009

36-45

1 (5.3%)

18 (94.7%)

46-55

7 (26.9%)

19 (71.3%)

56-65

8 (29.6%)

19 (70.4%)

Occupational status

Office workers

13 (72.2%)

11 (13.4%)

0.000

Not Office workers

5 (27.8%)

71 (86.6%)

 

BMI

Under weight

4 (16.7%)

20 (83.3%)

 

0.000

Normal weight

5 (7.7%)

60 (92.3%)

Over weight

6 (75%)

2 (25%)

Obesity

3 (100%)

-

Family history of MetS

Yes

5 (55.6%)

4 (44.4%)

0.002

No

13 (14.3%)

78 (85.7%)

Variables are expressed in frequency and percent. p-value is significant at < 0.01