Table 4.

Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome in Korean Adults

KMIC, Korea Medical Insurance Corporation; KNHANES, Korea National Health and Nutrition Survey; WHO + BMI, BMI≥25.0 kg/m²; NCEP, original NCEP ATP III criteria; NCEP + WC, WC≥90(M), 80(F); NCEP + WHR/BMI, criteria for abdominal obesity was replaced with waist to hip ratio or body mass index.

^*HTN, BP≥140/90 mmHg, DM, FBS≥126 mg/dL, Hyperchol, TC≥240 mg/dL.

^†HTN, BP≥140/90 mmHg, dyslipidemia, TG≥200 mg/dL and HDLC<37(M) 45(F).