A Comparison between Revised NCEP ATP III and IDF Definitions in Diagnosing Metabolic Syndrome in an Urban Sri Lankan Population: The Ragama Health Study
Table 3
Anthropometric characteristics and metabolic variables of groups with metabolic syndrome by IDF and revised NCEP ATP III definition.
IDF and R-NCEP
R-NCEP only
(men 79%, women 93%)
(men 21%, women 7%)
mean ± S.D.
mean ± S.D.
Age (years)
Men
53.7 ± 7.6
52.7 ± 5.3
>0.05
Women
53.5 ± 7.2
53.8 ± 6.9
>0.05
BMI
Men
27.0 ± 2.9
22.4 ± 1.7
<0.001
Women
26.9 ± 3.7
22.4 ± 2.9
<0.001
Waist (cm)
Men
98.0 ± 6.5
84.4 ± 4.4
<0.001
Women
91.5 ± 7.7
75.2 ± 3.7
<0.001
Systolic blood pressure (Hg mm)
Men
148.7 ± 21.5
151.9 ± 19.2
>0.05
Women
143.6 ± 22.8
149.6 ± 23.8
>0.05
Diastolic blood pressure (Hg mm)
Men
89.2 ± 11.7
91.9 ± 8.7
<0.03
Women
84.4 ± 12.1
87.4 ± 11.4
>0.05
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL)
Men
130.9 ± 44.7
148.2 ± 61.6
<0.02
Women
129.4 ± 48.7
133.0 ± 50.7
>0.05
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
Men
208.3 ± 38.2
219.8 ± 45.1
>0.05
Women
217.5 ± 43.8
228.5 ± 51.2
>0.05
Triglyceride (mg/dL)
Men
183.4 ± 79.1
222.0 ± 87.7
<0.000
Women
151.6 ± 73.4
155.5 ± 60.0
>0.05
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)
Men
48.1 ± 5.5
46.5 ± 6.3
<0.05
Women
49.2 ± 4.1
48.8 ± 4.4
>0.05
HOMA-IR
Men
4.05 ± 5.7
2.49 ± 1.5
<0.001
Women
3.74 ± 3.2
2.89 ± 1.7
<0.01
HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance.
