Table 2.
Prevalence of metabolic syndrome by sex and age groups based on having MetS using different definitions
| MetS definition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHO | EGIR | ATPIII | AHA-NHBI | IDFa | JIS | |
| Total | 13.3 % | 8.8 % | 30.0 % | 36.9 % | 28.0 % | 31.2 % |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 10.6 % | 6.9 % | 20.7 % | 21.4 % | 25.5 % | 29.1 % |
| Female | 15.9 % | 10.7 % | 38.8 % | 51.7 % | 30.2 % | 33.2 % |
| Age Categories | ||||||
| 35–45 | 7.6 % | 5.8 % | 19.9 % | 28.4 % | 19.0 % | 21.2 % |
| 45–55 | 13.1 % | 8.5 % | 32.7 % | 40.6 % | 31.4 % | 34.2 % |
| 55–65 | 19.8 % | 12.7 % | 40.1 % | 47.4 % | 37.0 % | 42.2 % |
| 65–75 | 21.3 % | 13.0 % | 43.4 % | 46.9 % | 37.9 % | 42.3 % |
| > 75 | 21.9 % | 14.4 % | 30.5 % | 33.3 % | 27.8 % | 33.7 % |
aWaist Circumference ≥ 95 for both sexes