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Table 2 Prevalence of all 16 combination types according to age-groups and sex

From: Age- and sex-specific prevalence and ten-year risk for cardiovascular disease of all 16 risk factor combinations of the metabolic syndrome - A cross-sectional study

Combinations of MetS

18-30 years

% (95%-CI)1

31-45 years

% (95%-CI)

46-60 years

% (95%-CI)

61-75 years

% (95%-CI)

76-99 years

% (95%-CI)

WC

TG

HDL

BP

GL

          

Combinations more frequent in the young

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

WC

TG

HDL

BP

-

10.9

(4.5-21.3)

13.3

(6.8-22.5)

9.0

(6.1-12.7)

10.5

(7.6-14.0)

3.3

(2.2-4.6)

7.4

(5.9-9.2)

1.9

(1.1-2.9)

4.1

(3.1-5.4)

1.8

(0.5-4.4)

3.5

(2.0-5.6)

WC

TG

HDL

-

-

0

9.6

(4.3-18.1)

3.7

(1.9-6.4)

7.6

(5.2-10.8)

1.5

(0.8-2.5)

2.7

(1.8-3.9)

0.3

(0.1-0.9)

1.0

(0.5-1.7)

0

0.7

(0.1-1.9)

WC

TG

-

BP

-

37.5

(25.7-50.5)

13.3

(6.8-22.5)

22.4

(17.9-27.3)

12.6

(9.4-16.4)

16.5

(14.2-19.0)

14.7

(12.6-17.0)

10.0

(8.2-12.0)

13.0

(11.2-15.0)

7.5

(4.4-11.7)

11.1

(8.4-14.4)

WC

-

HDL

BP

-

12.5

(5.6-23.2)

39.8

(29.2-51.1)

6.5

(4.1-9.8)

27.6

(23.1-32.3)

2.0

(1.2-3.1)

9.7

(8.0-11.7)

2.5

(1.6-3.7)

4.3

(3.3-5.6)

3.5

(1.5-6.8)

3.7

(2.2-5.9)

-

TG

HDL

BP

-

18.8

(10.1-30.5)

2.4

(0.3-8.4)

10.3

(7.2-14.1)

5.2

(3.2-8.0)

2.9

(1.9-4.1)

1.9

(1.1-2.9)

1.3

(0.7-2.2)

1.9

(1.2-2.8)

2.2

(0.7-5.0)

1.1

(0.4-2.5)

Combinations more frequent in the elderly

WC

-

-

BP

GL

1.6

(0.0-8.4)

4.8

(1.3-11.9)

14.6

(10.9-18.9)

10.8

(7.8-14.3)

25.9

(23.1-28.8)

27.0

(24.3-29.8)

33.8

(30.9-36.9)

33.7

(31.1-36.5)

35.5

(29.3-42.1)

32.7

(28.4-37.2)

-

TG

-

BP

GL

0

-

0

-

8.7

(5.9-12.3)

0.8

(0.2-2.3)

10.3

(8.5-12.5)

2.6

(1.7-3.8)

10.2

(8.4-12.3)

2.7

(1.9-3.8)

10.1

(6.5-14.8)

7.2

(5.0-10.0)

WC

TG

-

-

GL

0

-

1.2

(0.0-6.5)

1.6

(0.5-3.6)

1.6

(0.6-3.4)

4.4

(3.2-6.0)

2.0

(1.3-3.1)

3.1

(2.1-4.4)

3.1

(2.2-4.2)

2.6

(1.0-5.6)

2.2

(1.1-4.0)

WC

TG

HDL

BP

GL

3.1

(0.4-10.8)

6.0

(2.0-13.5)

3.7

(1.9-6.4)

5.2

(3.2-8.0)

7.1

(5.5-8.9)

8.4

(6.8-10.2)

6.3

(4.9-8.0)

8.7

(7.2-10.5)

4.8

(2.4-8.5)

9.6

(7.1-12.7)

WC

TG

HDL

-

GL

0

-

0

-

2.2

(0.9-4.4)

3.4

(1.8-5.8)

1.3

(0.7-2.2)

2.6

(1.7-3.8)

2.1

(1.3-3.2)

1.8

(1.1-2.7)

1.3

(0.3-3.8)

1.3

(0.5-2.8)

WC

TG

-

BP

GL

4.7

(1.0-13.1)

1.2

(0.0-6.5)

9.6

(6.6-13.4)

3.9

(2.2-6.4)

16.4

(14.1-18.9)

12.3

(10.3-14.4)

20.0

(17.6-22.6)

15.7

(13.7-17.9)

18.9

(14.0-24.6)

12.9

(9.9-16.3)

WC

-

HDL

BP

GL

1.6

(0.0-8.4)

6.0

(2.0-13.5)

1.2

(0.3-3.2)

6.3

(4.1-9.2)

2.3

(1.5-3.5)

5.3

(4.0-6.8)

3.8

(2.7-5.2)

6.0

(4.8-7.5)

2.6

(1.0-5.6)

6.3

(4.3-9.0)

-

TG

HDL

BP

GL

1.6

(0.0-8.4)

0

-

3.4

(1.7-6.0)

0.5

(0.1-1.9)

2.6

(1.7-3.9)

0.7

(0.3-1.4)

2.4

(1.5-3.5)

1.6

(1.0-2.5)

3.1

(1.2-6.2)

3.3

(1.8-5.3)

-

-

HDL

BP

GL

3.1

(0.4-10.8)

1.2

(0.0-6.5)

0.6

(0.1-2.2)

1.0

(0.3-2.7)

1.4

(0.7-2.3)

0.7

(0.3-1.4)

0.9

(0.4-1.7)

0.8

(0.4-1.5)

4.4

(2.1-7.9)

3.5

(2.0-5.6)

WC

-

HDL

-

GL

1.6

(0.0-8.4)

1.2

(0.0-6.5)

1.6

(0.5-3.6)

1.8

(0.7-3.8)

1.1

(0.5-1.9)

1.4

(0.8-2.3)

0.9

(0.4-1.7)

1.2

(0.7-2.0)

0.4

(0.0-2.4)

0.7

(0.1-1.9)

-

TG

HDL

-

GL

3.1

(0.4-10.8)

0

-

0.9

(0.2-2.7)

1.0

(0.3-2.7)

1.2

(0.6-2.1)

0.7

(0.3-1.4)

0.6

(0.2-1.3)

0.2

(0.1-0.7)

1.3

(0.3-3.8)

0.4

(0.1-1.6)

  1. WC, waist circumference; TG- triglycerides; HDL, High Density Lipoproteins; elevated BP, blood pressure; GL, elevated blood glucose. For cut points used see methods; 95%-CI, 95% confidence intervals; the higher prevalence in comparing men and women is in bold;
  2. 1Percent of MetS prevalence in specific group defined by age and gender
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