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Table 2 Prevalence of metabolic syndrome groups and combinations stratified by sex

From: Classification of metabolic syndrome according to lipid alterations: analysis from the Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey 2006

Metabolic syndrome groups and combinations

 

Overall

Women

Men

Number of components altered

n = 2707

n = 1716

n = 991

 

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

Group 1: Mixed dyslipidemia

 

40.7

(37.5,44.1)

38.5

(34.5,42.6)

43.5

(38.9,48.2)

Low HDL-C + High Triglycerides +

Hypertension

3

1.2

(0.7,2.1)

0.4

(0.1,1.2)

2.2

(1.2,4.0)

High Glucose

3

1.5

(0.9,2.5)

0.6

(0.3,1.2)

2.6

(1.4,5.0)

Abdominal Obesity

3

11.7

(9.7,14.0)

11.6

(9.3,14.4)

11.8

(8.5,16.0)

Hypertension + High Glucose

4

0.4

(0.2,0.9)

0.1

(0.0,0.3)

0.9

(0.4,1.8)

Hypertension + Abdominal Obesity

4

8.4

(6.7,10.4)

8.8

(6.5,11.7)

7.9

(5.9,10.5)

High Glucose + Abdominal Obesity

4

7.6

(5.8,10.0)

8.2

(5.7,11.7)

6.9

(4.8,9.7)

Hypertension + Abdominal Obesity + High Glucose

5

10.0

(8.3,12.1)

8.9

(7.2,10.9)

11.4

(8.5,15.1)

Group 2: Hypoalphalipoproteinemia

 

46.0

(42.6,49.5)

51.6

(47.3,55.8)

39.2

(34.7,44.0)

Low HDL-C+

Hypertension + High Glucose

3

1.4

(0.9,2.1)

0.8

(0.4,2.0)

2.0

(1.3,3.2)

Hypertension + Abdominal Obesity

3

20.0

(17.6,22.6)

20.4

(17.5,23.6)

19.4

(15.8,23.7)

High Glucose + Abdominal Obesity

3

11.7

(9.9,13.8)

16.2

(13.3,19.4)

6.2

(4.4,8.5)

Hypertension + Abdominal Obesity + High Glucose

4

13.0

(11.3,14.9)

14.1

(12.0,16.6)

11.6

(9.1,14.7)

Group 3: Hypertriglyceridemia

 

10.2

(8.4,12.2)

7.8

(5.9,10.2)

13.1

(10.3,16.6)

High triglycerides+

Hypertension + High Glucose

3

0.5

(0.3,1.2)

0.1

(0.0,0.8)

1.1

(0.4,2.4)

Hypertension + Abdominal Obesity

3

2.8

(2.0,3.8)

2.1

(1.2,3.4)

3.7

(2.5,5.6)

High Glucose alterada + Abdominal Obesity

3

2.9

(2.1,4.0)

3.1

(2.1,4.5)

2.8

(1.6,4.8)

Hypertension + Abdominal Obesity + High Glucose

4

3.9

(2.9,5.2)

2.5

(1.6,3.9)

5.5

(3.7,8.1)

Group 4: Without dyslipidemia

 

3.1

(2.154,4.353)

2.2

(1.4,3.4)

4.1

(2.5,6.8)

 

Hypertension + Abdominal Obesity + High Glucose

3

3.1

(2.2,4.4)

2.2

(1.4,3.4)

4.1

(2.5,6.8)