Table 2.

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in different countries according to the National Cholesterol Education Program criteria

Age group, years	Country	Percentage in males	Percentage in females
>20	US	24	23.7
>18	Greece	24.2	22.8
20–80	Cyprus	26.5	18.3
>20	Italy	22.3	27.2
>20	India	22.9	39.9
>20	Iran	24	42
>25	Poland	16.2	20.9
>25	North Jordan	28.7	40.9
35–74	China	9.8	17.8
55–74	Germany	28	24
50–69	Ireland	21.8	21.5
70	Sweden	26.3	19.2