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Table 3 Age-standardized1 prevalence of the metabolic syndrome according to the AHA/NHLBI, NCEP and IDF definitions

From: Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and its components in Northwest Russia: the Arkhangelsk study

 

Prevalence, % (95% CI)

 

AHA/NHLBI

NCEP

IDF

 

World

Russian

World

Russian

World

Russian

Men

13.7 (12.2-15.2)

15.3 (13.6-17.0)

11.5 (10.1-12.9)

12.9 (11.3-14.5)

11.0 (9.7-12.4)

12.3 (10.7-13.8)

Women

20.6 (18.9-22.3)

23.4 (21.5-25.4)

19.8 (18.1-21.5)

22.5 (20.6-24.5)

23.1 (21.3-24.9)

26.0 (24.0-28.0)

Total

17.0 (15.9-18.2)

19.3 (18.0-20.1)

15.5 (11.4-16.6)

17.6 (16.3-18.8)

16.8 (15.7-18.0)

18.9 (17.6-20.2)

  1. 1 Standardized to the Segi's World standard population and the Russian population in 2002 by the following age-strata 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+ years.