Figure 1. Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome according to age.

It was observed that the prevalence of MS increased with aging years without a linear increase, but with a significant difference among age groups (p<0.0005). The percentage of individuals with MS in each age group was: 14.2% for 18–39 years, 25.6% for 40–49 years, 38.2% for 50–59 years, 40.4% for 60–69 years and 42.6% for those aged ≥70 years.