The Association between Metabolic Syndrome-Related Indicators and Ten-Year Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: An Epidemiologic Assessment

Table 1

Prevalence rates for metabolic syndrome-related indicators among study participants.

Variable	Number	Percentage
Waist circumference (cm)
Normal	504	60.6
Abdominal obesity^a	327	39.4
Blood pressure (mmHg)
Normal	268	32.3
Hypertension^b	563	67.7
Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL)
Normal	636	76.5
Hyperglycemia^c	195	23.5
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
Normal	606	72.9
Hypertriglyceridemia^d	225	27.1
HDL-C (mg/dL)
Normal	506	60.9
Low HDL-C^e	325	39.1
Metabolic syndrome
Not present	562	67.6
Present^f	269	32.4

^aMale: ≧90 cm; female: ≧80 cm.
^b ≧130/85 mmHg or taking antihypertensive medication.
^c ≧110 mg/dL or taking medication for lowering blood glucose.
^d ≧150 mg/dL.
^eMale: <40 mg/dL; female <50 mg/dL.
^fDefinition of metabolic syndrome as per NCEP ATP III, modified for Asian populations.