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Table 1.

Characteristics of published studies and the prevalence of MetS among Iranian adults

Authors	Sample Size	Type of Study	Province	Criteria	Prevalence of Mets
Zabetian et al. ⁽³³⁾ 2007	10368 men & women aged≥20yr	Population based Cross- sectional	Tehran (Lipid Glucose Study)	IDF ATPIII WHO	32.1% (95%CI: 31.2-3.0%) 33.2% (95%CI: 32.3-9.1%) 18.4%(95%CI:17.6-19.2)
Sadbafoghi et al.⁽⁵⁵⁾ 2007	1110 men & women aged 20-74 yr	Population based Cross- sectional	Yazd (urban)	ATP III	32.1%
Azimi Nezhad etal. ⁽34⁾ 2008	2353 men & women aged 15-64 yr	Population based Cross- sectional	Khorasan province (urban & rural area)	IDF ATP III AHA	40.5% (26.0% men vs. 54.5% women) 39.9% (29.1% men vs. 50.4% women) 40.5% (30% men vs. 50.15 women)
Fakhrzadeh et al. ⁽³⁹⁾ 2006	1573 men & women aged 20-64 yr	Clinic based (Laboratories of Tehran Uni) Cross-sectional	Tehran	ATP III	27.5% age adjusted (20.3% men vs. 35.9% women)
Hadegh et al. ⁽⁴⁰⁾ 2009	720 men & women aged >65 yr	Population based Cross- sectional	Tehran (Lipid Glucose Study)	IDF ATP III WHO	41.9% 50.8% 41.8%
Esteghamati et al. ⁽⁴¹⁾ 2009	3296 men & women	Population based Cross- sectional	Representative samples of Iranian adults	IDF	24% to 30% depending on sex
Jalali et al. ⁽⁵¹⁾ 2009	1402 men & women aged 19-90 yr	Population based Cross- sectional	Fars (rural area)	ATP III IDF	29.0% 30.5% Female to male ratio=1.97
Shanfi et al.⁽²⁹⁾ 2009	2941 men & women aged≥20 yr	Cross-sectional	Province of Zanjan (urban)	ATP III	23.7% (95%CI: 22.0-25.0%) 23.1% men vs. 24.4% women
Saberi et al. ⁽⁴²⁾ 2011	429 bus and truck drivers (men)	Cross-sectional	Kashan	ATP III	35.9%
Sarafrazadeghan et al⁽²⁸⁾ 2011	9570 men & women aged≥19yr	Population based Cross- sectional	Isfahan Healthy Heart Program	ATP III	22.5%
Azimi-Nikzad et al. ⁽⁴³⁾ 2012	1194 Iranian adult and 1386 French adults (men & women)	Population based Cross- sectional	Iranian adults vs. French adults	ATP III	55% Iranian women 30% Iranian men vs. 13.7% French men 6.6% French women
Sharrafzadegan et al. ⁽⁴⁶⁾ 2012	9572 (men& women) aged ≥19 yr	Population based Cross-sectional	Isfahan Healthy Heart Program	ATP III	49.5% aged ≥60 yr vs. 17.5% <60 yr. aged ≥ 60 yr: 59.2% women vs. 39.8% men
Kaykhaei et al.⁽³¹⁾ 2012	1802 (735 men & 1067 women) aged ≥19 yr	Population based Cross-sectional	Zahedan (South of Iran)	ATP III IDF AHA	21.0% (14.4% men vs. 24.9% women) 24.8% (20.0% men vs. 28.1% women) 23.3% (19.7% men vs. 25.8% women)
Esmailnasab et al.⁽35⁾ 2012	1194 men & women aged 25-54 yr	Population based Cross-sectional	Kurdistan (West of Iran)	ATP III	29.1% (17.1% men vs. 41.3% women)
Raheb Gorbani et al. ⁽⁵³⁾ 2012	3799 men & women aged 30-70 yr	Population based Cross- sectional	Semnan (rural & urban)	ATP III IDF	28.5% 35.8%
Mohebbi et al. ⁽⁴⁴⁾ 2012	12138 men aged 20-67 yr	Professional drivers cross-sectional	West Azerbaijan	IDF	Age adjusted 32.4%
Mahjoub et al. ⁽³⁸⁾ 2013	933 men & women aged≥18 yr	Health center based Cross- sectional	Mazandaran, Babol	ATP III INCO	23.7% (95%CI: 21.0-26.4%) (9.4% men vs. 28.4% women) 15.7% men vs. 22.5% women
Jouvandeh et al. ⁽⁴⁵⁾ 2013	118 post menopausal women	Clinic based cross-sectional	Tehran Menopause Clinic	ATP III	30.1%
Shabazian et al. ⁽³⁰⁾ 2013	912 men & women Mean aged 42.3±14 yr	Population based cross-sectional	Ahvaz (South west of Iran)	ATP III	22.8% (15.9% men vs. 29.1% women)
Maharouei et al. ⁽²⁷⁾ 2013	490 Pre-menopausal women & 434 postmenopausal	Cross-sectional	Shiraz	ATP III IDF	60% post menopausal 59.4% postmenopausal
Esmailzadeh et al. ⁽³⁵⁾ 2013	529 men & 578 women aged 20-75 yr	Population based Cross-sectional	Gazvin	WHO ATP III ADF	28.0% 26.2% 34.2%
Marjani et al. ⁽⁴⁸⁾ 2012	100 postmenopausal women	Clinic based Cross sectional	Gorgan	ATP III	31.0%
Shahini et al. ⁽⁴⁹⁾ 2013	160 women Mean aged 32.3±13.7 yr	Cross-sectional	Gorgan (Turkmen ethnic)	ATP III	35%
Hajian-Tilaki et al. ⁽¹²⁾ 2014	1000 men & women aged 20-70 yr	Population based Cross-sectional	Mazandaran, Babol (urban)	ATP III	42.3% (36.5% men vs. 47.3% women)
Javadi et al. ⁽⁵²⁾ 2014	996 men & women aged ≥24 yr	Population based Cross- sectional	Gazvin	ATP III	33.0% (30.9% men vs. 39.9% women)
Ebrahimi et al. ⁽³⁷⁾ 2008	1501 women aged 15-49 yr	Population based cross sectional	Shareza (rural & urban)	IDF ATP III	17.3% 9.7%
Jamshidi et al. ⁽³⁶⁾ 2014	550 men & women aged 40-80 yr	Clinic based Cross sectional	Hamadan	ATP III	25.6% (men vs. 19.2% women)
Ebrahimi-Mamghani et al.⁽³⁸⁾ 2011	76 fire fighting men & office worker men	Cross sectional	Tabriz	ATP III	56.6% fire fighting men vs. 60.3% office worker
Delavari et al. ⁽³²⁾ 2009	3024 men & women aged 25-64 yr	Population based cross sectional	National level 30 provinces	ATP III IDF	34.7% (95% CI: 33.1-36.3%) 37.4% (95% CI: 35.9-39.0%)
Ostovareh et al. ⁽⁵⁴⁾ 2014	5826 adults (Amole) 2243 adults (Zahedan)	Population based cross sectional	Amole & Zahedan	ATP III IDF	27.6% Amole vs. 12.0% Zahedan 26.9% Amole vs. 11.8% Zahedan
Sarrafzadegan et al.⁽⁶⁸⁾ 2008	12514 adults men & women aged ≥ 19	Population based cross sectional	Esfahan, Najaf-Abad, Arak (rural & urban, Isfahan Healthy Heart Program)	ATP III	23.3% (35.1% women vs. 10.7% men) 24.2% urban vs. 19.5% rural
Delavar et al. ⁽⁵⁴⁾ 2009	984 women aged 30-50 yr	Clinic based cross sectional	Babol (urban)	ATP III	31.0%
Malek et al. ⁽⁶⁶⁾ 2014	800 men & women aged ≥35	Population based cross sectional	Borujerd (West of Iran)	ATP III	43%
Heidari et al. ⁽⁶⁷⁾ 2010	1596 women aged >45 yr	Population based cross sectional	Esfahan, Najaf-Abad, Arak (Isfahan Healthy Heart Program)	ATP III	44.9% premenopausal 57.9% early menopausal 64.3% postmenopausal
Noori et al. ⁽⁶³⁾ 2007	808 men & women Aged 18-74	Population based cross sectional: comparative study	Tehranian adults	ATP III	Calcium & Vitamin D intakes↓ MetS
Esmailzadeh et al. ⁽⁶¹⁾ 2007	486 women aged 40-60	cross sectional	Tehranian Teachers	ATP III	vegetables & fruits↓ MetS
Falahi et al. ⁽⁶²⁾ 2013	973 men & women	Cross sectional	Korram-Abad city	ATP III	Healthy dietary intake↓ MetS
Tabesh et al. ⁽⁵⁹⁾ 2011	1752 men & women (adults)	Cross sectional	Najaf-Abad & Arak	ATP III	Sugared drinks not associated with MetS
Bahaderian et al. ⁽⁶⁹⁾ 2014	Mean age 37.8± 12.3 yr	Prospective	Tehranain adults (Tehran Lipid Glucose Study)	ATP III	Unhealthy snakes ↑MetS
Shab-Baldar et al. ⁽⁷¹⁾2014	2750 men & women aged 20-74 yr	Population based Cross-sectional	Tehranian adults (Tehran Lipid Glucose Study)	ATPIII	Fatty acid consumption (poly saturated and unsaturated fatty acid intake) ↑MetS
Hoseini et al. ⁽⁷⁰⁾ 2007	606 men & women Aged 18-74 yr	Population based Cross-sectional	Tehranian adults (Tehran Lipid Glucose Study)	ATP III	Fruits & vegetables consumption↓ MetS
Fam et al. ⁽⁵⁸⁾ 2012	4665 men & women aged 20-70 yr	Population based Cross-sectional	Tehranian adults (Tehran Lipid Glucose Study)	ATP III	Increased level of Leisure time physical activity ↓ the risk of inappropriate changes in components of MetS and the occurrence of MetS
Hoseinpor-Niazi et al. ⁽⁶⁰⁾ 2011	70 MetS and 160 healthy subjects aged 25-55 yr	Case-control	Tehranain adults	ATP III	Dietary legume intakes↓ MetS