Table 2.

Definitions and frequency of metabolic syndrome and its components.

Components		Definitions	Scale	Prevalence
Metabolic syndrome		International Diabetes Federation (IDF)	Having the obesity component in addition to two of the other four components	4510 (42.9)
		Adult Treatment Panel (ATP)III	Three of the five components of metabolic syndrome	4280 (40.7)
Components of metabolic syndrome	Central obesity	IDF	Men ≥94 cm Women ≥80 cm	7969 (75.8)
		ATP	Men ≥102 cm Women ≥88 cm	6250 (59.4)
	Blood glucose	All definitions	≥100 mg/dl or previous diagnosis of type 2 diabetes	4119 (39.2)
	High triglyceride	All definitions	≥150 mg/dl or a dedicated treatment for these fat disorders	4537 (43.1)
	HDL cholesterol	All definitions	<40 mg/dl men; <50 mg/dl women or a dedicated treatment for these fat disorders	4269 (40.6)
	Hypertension	All definitions	Systolic BP ≥130 mmHg; diastolic BP ≥85 mmHg or the treatment of previous blood pressure detected	3983 (37.9)