| Characteristics | Mean (SD) or N (%) | MetS | No-MetS | P-Value |
| Age (SE) | 42.53 (0.42) | 53.24 (0.61) | 39.47 (0.43) | <0.0001 |
| Gender |
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| Male | 1634 (46.04%) | 332 (39.5%) | 1302 (47.9%) | 0.001 |
| Female | 1599 (53.96%) | 406 (60.5%) | 1193 (52.1%) | |
| Education |
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| Some College/CG | 1211 (46.84%) | 284 (42.36%) | 927 (48.18%) | 0.007 |
| GED/High School | 640 (24.54%) | 184 (26.39%) | 456 (23.99%) | |
| < High School | 882 (28.62%) | 254 (31.25%) | 628 (27.83%) | |
| Marital Status |
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| Married | 1299 (44.17%) | 943 (48.36%) | 1552 (42.97%) | <0.0001 |
| Single/Widowed/Divorced | 1934 (55.83%) | 356 (51.64%) | 382 (57.03%) | |
| Poverty to income ratio |
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| >3 (High income) | 1018 (32.51%) | 250 (33.62%) | 768 (32.19%) | 0.001 |
| 1-3 (Above Poverty) | 1386 (43.3%) | 338 (45.35%) | 1048 (42.72%) | |
| <1 (Below Poverty) | 829 (24.19%) | 150 (21.03%) | 679 (25.09%) | |
| Smoking Status |
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| Never | 1391 (53.63%) | 339 (50.39%) | 1052 (54.6%) | <0.0001 |
| Former | 445 (13.07%) | 192 (22.18%) | 253 (10.34%) | |
| Ever | 897 (33.30%) | 190 (27.43%) | 707 (35.00%) | |
| Alcohol Intake |
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| Never Drinkers | 949 (40.21%) | 293 (45.19%) | 656 (38.6%) | 0.007 |
| Ever Drinkers | 1452 (59.79%) | 375 (54.81%) | 1077 (61.4%) | |
| Physical Activity |
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| Moderate/Vigorous | 1895 (59.13%) | 386 (55.46%) | 1509 (60.17%) | <0.0001 |
| Sedentary | 1314 (40.87%) | 345 (44.54%) | 969 (39.83%) | |
| HEI 2010 score | 44.32 (0.45) | 46.66 (0.58) | 43.62 (0.52) | <0.0001 |