Table 2. Prevalences (%) and 95%CI of metabolic syndrome, sample size and estimated population in cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants, according to Brazilian regions, sex and age group. ERICA, 2013-2014.

Regions/Sex	Age group	Sample	Population	%	95%CI
North		7,233	456,416	2.3	2.0-2.8
Female	12-14	1,979	126,869	2.0	1.3-3.0
	15-17	2,279	100,881	2.5	1.8-3.4
Male	12-14	1,458	127,856	1.6	0.9-2.8
	15-17	1,517	100,810	3.5	2.6-4.7
Northeast		11,661	1,337,676	2.7	2.3-3.1
Female	12-14	3,314	343,871	2.2	1.3-4.0
	15-17	3,722	325,047	2.3	1.7-3.3
Male	12-14	2,160	350,923	2.7	1.8-4.1
	15-17	2,465	317,835	3.4	2.6-4.4
Midwest		5,441	525,340	2.2	1.7-3.0
Female	12-14	1,543	123,669	1.9	1.1-3.1
	15-17	1,802	140,324	2.1	1.4-3.3
Male	12-14	1,060	124,867	3.2	1.8-5.4
	15-17	1,056	136,480	1.8	1.1-3.0
Southeast		8,460	3,488,424	2.4	1.9-3.0
Female	12-14	2,141	755,994	1.9	1.0-3.7
	15-17	3,024	995,770	1.9	1.1-3.1
Male	12-14	1,459	760,343	2.7	1.8-4.0
	15-17	1,836	976,317	3.1	2.0-4.8
South		4,690	821,105	3.5	2.6-4.9
Female	12-14	1,157	186,354	5.7	2.5-12.7
	15-17	1,538	226,094	2.1	1.0-4.3
Male	12-14	879	188,266	1.6	0.9-2.8
	15-17	1,116	220,391	4.8	3.3-6.9