A Comparison of the Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome among Sri Lankan Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Using WHO, NCEP-ATP III, and IDF Definitions

Table 2

Baseline characteristics according to the gender.

		Male (n)	%	Female(n)	%
Age groups	20-40	548	28.5	183	28.6
	41-60	1159	60.3	641	60.4
	>60	210	10.9	172	10.9
BMI categories	<18.4	44	2.2	26	2.3
	18.5-22.9	649	33.8	316	32.5
	23-24.9	547	28.5	211	27.3
	>25	677	35.3	443	37.5
Duration of diabetes	Newly diagnosed	654	34.1	255	34.1
	<5 years	500	26.0	245	26.1
	5-10 years	362	18.8	262	18.9
	>10 years	401	23.6	234	21.0
Waist circumference	Normal	828	1.5	125	43.2
	High	1089	87.5	871	56.8
Micro-albuminuria	Present	876	45.6	440	44.1
	Absent	1041	54.4	556	55.9
Total		1917	100	996	100