Table 1. Prevalences (%) and 95%CI of metabolic syndrome, sample size and estimated population in the set of cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Brazil, according to sex and age group. ERICA, 2013-2014.

Characteristic	Age group	Sample	Population	%	95%CI
Female	12-14	10,134	1,536,757	2.5	1.7-3.6
	15-17	12,365	1,788,116	2.1	1.5-2.7
	12-17	22,499	3,324,873	2.2	1.8-2.8
Male	12-14	7,016	1,552,255	2.5	2.0-3.2
	15-17	7,990	1,751,833	3.3	2.5-4.2
	12-17	15,006	3,304,088	2.9	2.5-3.4
Brazil	12-14	17,150	3,089,012	2.5	2.0-3.0
	15-17	20.355	3,539,949	2.7	2.2-3.2
	12-17	37,504	6,628,961	2.6	2.3-2.9