Table 3.
Age stratified prevalence of individual components of metabolic syndrome
| Age Group | Obesity Waist ≥ 88 cm** | Obesity Waist ≥ 80 cm* | High TG ≥ 150 mg/dl | Low HDL < 50 mg/dl | Fasting blood glucose ≥ 6.1 mmol/L** | Fasting blood glucose ≥ 5.6 mmol/L* | Hypertension (SBP ≥ 130 mmHg or DBP ≥ 85 mmHg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age < 25 | 2.90 | 14.98 | 14.01 | 91.79 | 7.73 | 18.36 | 1.93 |
| 25-34 | 14.19 | 40.26 | 17.49 | 87.13 | 16.17 | 29.04 | 6.60 |
| 35-44 | 15.83 | 41.16 | 25.59 | 88.92 | 29.55 | 47.23 | 24.01 |
| 45-54 | 11.69 | 29.61 | 35.32 | 84.94 | 43.38 | 56.88 | 42.86 |
| 55-64 | 12.09 | 24.18 | 43.96 | 78.02 | 41.76 | 59.89 | 59.89 |
| Age > = 65 | 2.53 | 11.39 | 22.78 | 65.82 | 59.49 | 68.35 | 73.42 |
| All age | 11.60 | 31.01 | 26.91 | 85.47 | 30.42 | 44.76 | 29.12 |
Values are expressed in percentage
* for Modified NCEP ATP III and IDF criteria
** for NCEP ATP III criteria