Table 3.

Prevalence of MetS and its Components by BMI in Adolescents and Adults

Data presented as prevalence (standard error).

MetS, Metabolic Syndrome ; BP, blood pressure; TG, triglyceride; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; NA, not available.

^*Central obesity was defined as waist circumference ≥90th percentile for age and gender in adolescents and >90 cm (Male) or >80 cm (Female) in adults.

^†Cutoff ranges of normal were BMI <85th percentile in adolescent and BMI<23 in adults.

^‡Cutoff ranges of overweight were 85th percentile ≤BMI<95th percentile in adolescent and 23≤BMI<25 in adults.

^§Cutoff ranges of obesity were 95th percentile ≤BMI in adolescent and 25≤BMI in adults.