Metabolic Syndrome according to Three Definitions in Hammam-Sousse Sahloul Heart Study: A City Based Tunisian Study

Table 4

Prevalence of various components of MetS in men and by age group according to NCEP ATP III 2001 [6], IDF 2005 [7], and JIS 2009 [8] definitions.

	Age groups	Higher WC %	Hypertension %	Hypertriglyceridemia %	Low HDL-C %	Hyperglycemia %
IDF 2005 [7] and JIS 2009* [8]	20–29 years	37.9	43.5	7.1	70	7.3
	30–39 years	56.6	41.6	18.2	69.5	9.2
	40–49 years	53.4	61.5	17.2	60	24.1
	50–59 years	63.2	73	19.4	68.2	33.7
	60–69 years	57.6	84.7	8.7	50	45.7
	≥70 years	62.1	90.3	14	62.3	49.1
	Total	56	64	15.3	63.9	27.7
	𝑃	0.046	<0.0001	0.262	0.254	<0.0001
NCEP ATP III 2001 [6]	20–29 years	20.7	17.7	7.1	74	7.3
	30–39 years	18.4	18.2	18.2	69.5	9.2
	40–49 years	27.2	37.5	17.2	61.3	24.1
	50–59 years	31.6	56.5	19.4	71.6	33.7
	60–69 years	33.9	69.5	8.7	50	45.7
	≥70 years	36.2	71	14	64.2	49.1
	Total	28.6	44.7	15.3	65.8	27.7
	𝑃	0.121	<0.0001	0.262	0.116	<0.0001

∗Limits are the same as from IDF 2005 [7] and JIS 2009 [8] so their results are reported together.