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Table 1 Age-adjusted prevalence according to MetS definition within NHANES cohorts.

From: Metabolic syndrome: definitions and controversies

 

N

ATPIII 2001

ATPIII revised

WHO

IDF

NHANES 1988-1994 [143]

8,814

23.7%

   

NHANES 1988-1994 [144]

8,608

23.9%

 

25.1%

 

NHANES 1988-1994 [145]

6,436

24.1%

29.2%

  

NHANES 1999-2002 [145]

1,677

27.0%

32.3%

  

NHANES 1999-2002 [10]

3,601

 

34.6%

 

39.1%

NHANES 2003-2006 [13]

3,423

 

34%

  
  1. ATPIII = National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III; IDF = International Diabetes Federation; MetS = metabolic syndrome; NHANES = National Health and Examination Survey; WHO = World Health Organization.