Figure 1.

The prevalence of obesity, the metabolic syndrome and its components in black South African men and women (n = 4,431). p: Value of p for the statistical difference between men and women, using a chi-square test. BP, blood pressure. Obesity: Body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m²; Elevated Waist Circumference: ≥94 cm in men and ≥80 cm in women; Elevated Systolic BP: ≥130 mmHg; Elevated Diastolic BP: ≥85 mmHg; Overall Elevated BP: Elevated Systolic BP and/or Diastolic BP and/or using BP medication; Elevated Blood Glucose: Elevated fasting glucose (≥5.6 mmol/L) and/or using diabetes medication; Elevated Triglycerides: Elevated fasting triglycerides (≥1.7 mmol/L); Reduced high-density lipoprotein (HDL) Cholesterol: Reduced fasting HDL-cholesterol (<1.0 mmol/L in men, <1.3 mmol/L in women); Metabolic Syndrome: 2009 Harmonized Criteria (Alberti et al., 2009).