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
	𝑃	<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
	𝑃	<0.0001	<0.0001	<0.0001	0.460	<0.0001

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