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Sample selection process from 2001 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and 2002 and 2007 Taiwan Survey on the Prevalence of Hypertension, Hyperglycemia, and Hyperlipidemia (TwSHHH) respondents. Abbreviations: n, number of respondents; MetS, metabolic syndrome. a Selected noncommunicable disease (i.e., hypertension, dyslipidemia, and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)).
