Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in Pudong New Area of Shanghai using three proposed definitions among Chinese adults

Table 3 Prevalence of individual metabolic abnormalities among selected Chinese adults in Pudong New Area of Shanghai, China

Metabolic abnormalities	Male (2477)		Female (3107)		Total (5583)
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
By WHO criteria
Impaired FPG or diabetes	903	36.7	992	32.2	1895	34.2
Central obesity	973	39.3	1224	39.4	2197	39.3
Elevated BP or hypertension	778	31.4	927	29.8	1705	30.5
Microalbuminuria	19	0.8	51	1.6	70	1.3
Hyperlipidemia	1409	56.9	1485	47.8	2894	51.8
No. of metabolic abnormalities
0	483	19.6	859	27.9	1342	24.2
1	682	27.7	791	25.7	1473	26.6
2	675	27.4	696	22.6	1371	24.8
3	455	18.5	495	16.1	950	18.2
4	161	6.5	226	7.3	387	7.0
5	4	0.2	13	0.4	17	0.3
By modified ATP III or IDF criteria
Increased WC	548	22.1	1196	38.5	1744	31.2
Elevated BP or hypertension	1213	49.0	1393	44.8	2606	46.7
Reduced HDL-C or use drug	272	11.1	795	25.8	1067	19.3
Elevated TG or use drug	1455	59.2	1532	49.7	2987	54.0
Impaired FPG or diabetes	903	36.7	992	32.2	1895	34.2
No. of metabolic abnormalities
0	418	17.0	667	21.7	1085	19.6
1	663	27.0	677	22.0	1340	24.2
2	676	27.6	652	21.2	1328	24.0
3	460	18.8	557	18.1	1017	18.4
4	206	8.4	385	12.5	591	10.7
5	30	1.2	136	4.4	168	3.0

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