Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome Components in an Urban Mexican Sample: Comparison between Two Classifications

Table 3

Prevalence (%) of MS and its components to IDF definition, by gender.

Measure (any 3 of 5 constitute diagnosis of MS)	Men	Women
	Total = 587
	𝑛 = 190 (32.3%)	𝑛 = 397 (67.7%)
Age (years)	53.1±	53.7±
Waist circumference 𝑛 (%)	190 (100%)	397 (100%)
Men ≥90 cm
Women ≥80 cm
Reduced HDL-C 𝑛 (%)	171 (90.0%)	370 (93.2%)
Men <40 mg/dL
Women <50 mg/dL
Triglycerides ≥150 mg/dL or medical treatment of elevated TG 𝑛 (%)	142 (74.7%)	293 (73.8%)
Elevated fasting glucose ≥100 mg/dL or previous diagnosis of T2DM	128 (67.3 %)	257 (64.8%)
Blood pressure ≥130/≥85 mmHg or previous diagnosis of hypertension 𝑛 (%)	104 (54.7%)	183 (46.1%)