Research Article
Metabolic Syndrome according to Three Definitions in Hammam-Sousse Sahloul Heart Study: A City Based Tunisian Study
Table 5
Prevalence of various components of MetS in women 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 | 53.2 | 14.2 | 2.8 | 56.6 | 6.3 | 30–39 years | 78.3 | 17.5 | 3.1 | 66.9 | 7.5 | 40–49 years | 87.6 | 44.8 | 5.2 | 61.3 | 15 | 50–59 years | 94.7 | 75.8 | 12.8 | 64.6 | 30.3 | 60–69 years | 99.1 | 85.1 | 16 | 57 | 46.5 | ≥70 years | 94.9 | 94.1 | 13.3 | 59 | 46.1 | Total | 83.5 | 50.6 | 7.7 | 61.3 | 21.7 | | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 0.460 | <0.0001 |
| NCEP ATP III 2001 [6] | 20–29 years | 28.2 | 11.7 | 2.8 | 56.6 | 6.3 | 30–39 years | 55.6 | 12 | 3.1 | 66.9 | 7.5 | 40–49 years | 66.4 | 24.9 | 5.2 | 61.3 | 15 | 50–59 years | 85.5 | 54.2 | 12.8 | 64.6 | 30.3 | 60–69 years | 93 | 71.1 | 16 | 57 | 46.5 | ≥70 years | 88.9 | 84.2 | 13.3 | 59 | 46.1 | Total | 66.6 | 36.7 | 7.7 | 61.3 | 21.7 | | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 0.460 | <0.0001 |
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Limits are the same as from IDF 2005 [7] and JIS 2009 [8] so their results are reported together.
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