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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Mar 19.
Published in final edited form as: Hum Brain Mapp. 2019 May 7;40(12):3575–3588. doi: 10.1002/hbm.24617

Table 2:

Percentage of participants meeting MetS criteria by group

Metabolic Syndrome Components Total
Control
Total
MetS
Young
Control
Young
MetS
Old
Control
Old
MetS
International Diabetes Federation
Waist Circumference:
≥ 96 cm in men, ≥ 80 cm in women
41.3% 100% 23.1% 100% 59.6% 100%
Triglycerides:
≥ 150 mg/dl and/or HTG Rx
1.0% 93.3% 1.9% 94.2% 0% 92.3%
HDL Cholesterol:
< 40 mg/dl in men, < 50 mg/dl in women and/or HCL Rx
3.8% 94.2% 3.8% 90.4% 3.8% 98.1%
Fasting Plasma Glucose:
> 100 mg/dl and/or T2DM Dx
1.0% 60.6% 0% 38.5% 1.9% 78.8%
Blood Pressurea:
≥ 130 mmHg systolic or ≥ 85 mmHg diastolic and/or HTN Dx
13.5% 61.5% 11.5% 48.1% 15.4% 75.0%
Meet IDF Criteria for MetS 0% 100% 0% 100% 0% 100%
National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Plan III
Waist Circumference:
≥ 102 cm in men, ≥ 88 cm in women
9.6% 92.3% 1.9% 90.4% 17.3% 94.2%
Triglycerides:
≥ 150 mg/dl
1.0% 87.5% 1.9% 94.2% 0% 80.8%
HDL Cholesterol:
< 40 mg/dl in men, < 50 mg/dl in women
2.9% 83.7% 1.9% 88.5% 3.8% 78.8%
Fasting Plasma Glucose:
> 110 mg/dl
0% 33.7% 0% 14.8% 0% 51.9%
Blood Pressurea:
≥ 130 mmHg systolic or ≥ 85 mmHg diastolic and/or HTN Dx
13.5% 61.5% 11.5% 48.1% 15.4% 75.0%
Meet NCEP-ATP III Criteria for MetS 0% 87.5% 0% 90.4% 0% 84.6%
Previously Diagnosed Comorbidities
Hypertriglyceridemia 0% 21.2% 0% 3.8% 0% 38.5%
Hypercholesterolemia 1.9% 33.7% 1.9% 11.5% 1.9% 55.8%
Type II Diabetes Mellitus 0% 31.7% 0% 13.5% 0% 50%
Hypertension 3.8% 35.6% 0% 17.3% 7.7% 53.8%

Rx, currently receiving treatment; Dx, previously diagnosed; HTG, hypertriglyceridemia; HDL, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; HCL, hypercholesterolemia; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus; HTN, hypertension; IDF, International Diabetes Federation; NCEP-ATP III, National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Plan III.

a

BP values obtained were generated in part by full-information maximum likelihood statistical modeling.