Table 2.

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Latin American countries

Country	Year	Participants (n)	Age (years)	Diagnostic criteria	MS prevalence (%)
Chile	2003	1833	≥17	ATP-III	32.0
				IDF	37.0
Mexico	2006	6021	20 to 69	ATP-III	36.8
				IDF	49.8
Venezuela	2001	3108	≥20	ATP-III	31.2
Ecuador	2004	352	≥65	IDF	40.0
Peru	2006	1878	20 to 80	AHA/NHLBI	18.8
Brazil	2001	1655	25 to 64	ATP-III	32.9
Colombia	2007	1001	≥18	ATP-III	45.6
				IDF	50.4

Extracted values from published data [19,22-28]. MS: metabolic syndrome.