Table 2 Prevalence of metabolic syndrome according to definition used
Definition of MetS used | Prevalence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Total | Males | Females | P value |
IDF n (%) | 159 (45.3) | 49 (52.7) | 110 (42.6) | 0.095 |
NCEP 2004 n (%) | 156 (40.1) | 45 (42.5) | 111 (39.2) | 0.563 |
NCEP 2001 n (%) | 149 (38.3) | 42 (40.0) | 107 (37.7) | 0.676 |
WHO n (%) | 70 (19.4) | 25 (25.5) | 45 (17.2) | 0.075 |
EGIR n (%) | 47 (12.1) | 24 (22.6) | 23 (8.2) | < 0.001 |