Table 6. Information concerning the rate of metabolic syndrome according to the modified Adult Treatment Panel III and International Diabetes Federation definition, as well as waist circumference in middle‐aged adults.
| Hung et al.19 | Ford et al.20 | Lin et al.21 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rate of MetS (%) | ||||
| Modified ATPIII | Men | 23 | 47.3 | 35.3 |
| Women | 10.7 | 33.3 | 24.2 | |
| IDF | Men | 18.5 | 45.5 | |
| Women | 10.1 | 33.3 | ||
| Waist | ||||
| Elevated waist (%) | Men | 30.9 | 28.5 | |
| Women | 27.7 | 25.3 | ||
| Mean waist circumference (cm) | Men | 98 | 86 | |
| Women | 90 | 77 | ||
ATPIII, Adult Treatment Panel III; IDF, International Diabetes Federation; MetS, metabolic syndrome.