Table 3. Incidence rates and rate ratios (RR) of the metabolic syndrome according to FINDRISC quartiles at baseline in the Isfahan Diabetes Prevention Study.

Legend: Data are FINDRISC values at baseline. 1^st quartile: ≤8.0; 2^nd quartile: 8.1-11.0; 3^rd quartile: 11.1-14.0; 4^th quartile: 14.1-23.0. Rate ratio (95% CI) calculated by binary logistic regression. Abbreviations: CI – confidence interval, FINDRISC – Finnish Diabetes Risk Score, p-y – person-years, RR – rate ratio.