Table 2.

Proportion of metabolic syndrome according to three different criteria.

Criteria	Definition factors	Metabolic syndrome definition	Gastric Cancer (n*, %)	Control (n*, %)	x2	P
	Total		808	1,146
NCEPATP III (Asian)	WC	>90cm for male, >80cm for female	185 (22.8)	210 (18.3)	6.140	0.014
	TG	≥1.70 mmol/L	152 (18.8)	203 (17.7)	0.384	0.552
	HDL-C	< 1.0 mmol/L for male, < 1.3 for female	241 (29.8)	161 (10.6)	72.194	< 0.001
	Hypertension	Systolic BP ≥ 130, diastolic BP ≥ 85 mmHg or hypertension history	301 (37.2)	332 (29.0)	14.842	< 0.001
	Fasting blood glucose	≥ 6.1 mmol/L or diabetes history	188 (23.3)	162 (14.1)	26.872	< 0.001
	MetS	Criteria 3 or more of the above	164 (20.3)	152 (13.3)	17.293	< 0.001
IDF (Chinese)	WC	>90cm for male, >80cm for female	185 (22.8)	210 (18.3)	6.140	0.014
	TG	≥1.70 mmol/L	152 (18.8)	203 (17.7)	0.384	0.552
	HDL-C	< 1.0 mmol/L for male, < 1.3 for female	241 (29.8)	161 (10.6)	72.194	< 0.001
	Hypertension	Systolic BP ≥ 130, diastolic BP ≥ 85 mmHg or hypertension history	301 (37.2)	332 (29.0)	14.842	< 0.001
	Fasting blood glucose	≥5.6 mmol/L or diabetes history	212 (26.6)	223 (19.5)	12.282	< 0.001
	MetS	WC necessary and any 2 or the above	202 (25.0)	189 (16.5)	21.430	< 0.001
CDS	BMI	≥ 25.0 kg/m2	242 (30.3)	312 (27.2)	2.230	0.140
	TG	≥1.70 mmol/L	152 (18.8)	203 (17.7)	0.384	0.552
	HDL-C	< 0.9 mmol/L for male, < 1.0 for female	134 (16.6)	115 (10.0)	18.280	< 0.001
	Hypertension	Systolic BP ≥ 140, diastolic BP ≥ 90 mmHg or hypertension history	212 (26.2)	165 (14.4)	42.661	< 0.001
	Fasting blood glucose	≥6.1 mmol/L or diabetes history	188 (23.3)	162 (14.1)	26.872	< 0.001
	MetS	Criteria 3 or more of the above	154 (19.1)	110 (9.6)	32.510	< 0.001

^*, n was positive patients number.

NECP, national cholesterol education program.

ATP-III, adult treatment panel-III.

IDF, International diabetes federation.

CDS, Chinese diabetes society.