Table 3.

Frequency percentages (n %) of metabolic syndrome according to age, sex, and ethnic groups

	n (%)
Metabolic Syndrome according to harmonized Metabolic Syndrome definition
Gender (n = 361)
Male (n = 199)	43 (21.6)
Female (n = 162)	78 (48.1)
Ethnicity (n = 361)
“Bhutia, Lepcha, Tamang and Sherpa” (n = 64)	31 (48.4)
“Nepalese” (n = 176)	67 (38.0)
“Others” (n = 121)	23 (19.0)
Age in years (n = 361)
20–30 (n = 53)	08 (15.0)
31–40 (n = 106)	23 (21.6)
41–50 (n = 94)	44 (46.8)
51–60 (n = 65)	31 (47.6)
>60 (n = 43)	15 (34.8)