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Table 3 Prevalence of different components of MS

From: Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in mainland china: a meta-analysis of published studies

Types

Sex

NO. of study

Sample

Pooled prevalence(95 % CI)(%)

Median(%)

Minimum(%)

Maximum(%)

t

P

Central obesity

Male

14

38,434

33.4(25.3–41.5)

26

18

68.8

−2.034

0.052

 

Female

15

44,646

46.1(37.0–55.2)

47.2

6.8

77.5

  

Hypertension

Male

14

38,434

52.8(45.3–60.4)

30.3

52

79

2.066

0.049

 

Female

15

44,646

40.1(32.2–48.0)

41.3

15

75.9

  

High Fasting Plasma Glucose

Male

14

38,434

31.5(25.3–37.8)

31

10.2

52.3

0.981

0.335

 

Female

15

44,646

26.3(19.0–33.6)

24

3.4

52.5

  

Hypertriglyceridaemia (TG)

Male

14

38,434

32.9(27.5–38.3)

32.9

11.6

53.8

1.189

0.245

 

Female

15

44,646

27.7(22.0–33.4)

27.1

7.3

56.3

  

Low HDL-C

Male

14

38,434

27.4(22.2–32.5)

27.2

5

55.5

−1.991

0.057

 

Female

15

44,646

40.4(30.6–50.2)

36.3

1.4

70.4

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