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Table 2 Comparison of cardiometabolic risk factors of metabolic syndrome by modified NCEP and IDF criteria

From: The modified NCEP ATP III criteria maybe better than the IDF criteria in diagnosing Metabolic Syndrome among Malays in Kuala Lumpur

 

NCEP only

Mean (95% CI)

(n = 47)

Both

(NCEP and IDF)

Mean (95% CI)

(n = 571)

Neither

(NCEP or IDF)

Mean (95% CI)

(n = 876)

Age (years)

49.1 (47.7, 50.4)

48.3 (47.8, 48.9)

47.0 (46.6, 47.4)

BMI

24.2 (23.6, 24.9)

29.5 (29.2, 29.9)

25.7 (25.4, 25.9)

Waist (cm)

82.8 (81.3, 84.3)

95.6 (94.8, 96.3)

84.6 (83.9, 85.3)

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

142.2 (137.3, 146.9)

139.4 (137.9, 140.9)

125.4 (124.3, 126.6)

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

87.9 (85.1, 90.8)

86.7 (85.8, 87.6)

78.1 (77.4, 78.8)

Glucose (mmol/l)

8.4 (7.0, 9.8)

6.6 (6.4, 6.9)

4.9 (4.9, 5.2)

Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

5.9 (5.6, 6.3)

5.6 (5.6, 5.7)

5.5 (5.5, 5.6)

Triglyceride (mmol/l)

2.7 (2.3, 3.1)

2.1 (1.9, 2.2)

1.1 (1.1, 1.2)

HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

1.0 (0.9, 1.1)

1.1 (1.0, 1.1)

1.4(1.3, 1.4)

LDL- cholesterol (mmol/l)

3.7 (3.4, 4.0)

3.6 (3.5, 3.7)

3.6 (3.5, 3.7)

  1. CI: Confidence Interval
  2. BMI: Body Mass Index, HDL: High Density Lipoprotein, LDL:Low Density Lipoprotein