Table 3.

Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in specific age ranges

	Prevalence
	NCEP 2004 n = 156	NCEP 2001 n = 149	WHO n = 70	IDF n = 159	EGIR n = 47
Age < 40 years n (%)	2 (0.5)	2 (0.5)	2 (0.6)	3 (0.9)	0 (0)
Age 40 to 49 years n (%)	12 (3.1)	12 (3.1)	4 (1.1)	12 (3.4)	0 (0)
Age 50 to 59 years n (%)	32 (8.2)	29 (7.5)	15 (4.2)	32 (9.1)	12 (3.1)
Age ≥ 60 years n (%)	110 (28.3)	106 (27.2)	49 (13.6)	112 (31.9)	35 (9.0)

EGIR = European Group for Insulin Resistance; IDF = International Diabetes Federation; NCEP = National Cholesterol Education Programme; WHO = World Health Organization.