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Table 3 The frequency of individual components of the metabolic syndrome in obese (BMI ≥ 30) individuals

From: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome and metabolically healthy obesity in Europe: a collaborative analysis of ten large cohort studies

 

Estonia

Finland

Germany

Italy

The Netherlands

Norway

UK

 

EGCUT

DILGOM

Health2000

KORA

CHRIS

MICROS

LifeLines

PREVEND

HUNT2

NCDS

Total N

2,053

946

1,342

786

130

157

9,934

1,137

9,922

1,669

Metabolic component

          

Strict criterium for high BP (%)

1,637 (79.7)

801 (84.7)

1,104 (82.3)

573 (72.9)

83 (63.9)

123 (78.3)

6,407 (64.5)

825 (72.6)

7,991 (80.5)

998 (59.8)

Strict criterium for blood glucose (%)

482 (23.4)

493 (52.1)

329 (24.5)

251 (31.9)

27 (20.8)

25 (15.9)

1,524 (15.3)

161 (14.2)

1,377 (13.9)

114 (6.8)

Criterium for HDL cholesterol (%)

273 (13.3)

346 (36.6)

750 (55.9)

281 (35.8)

17 (13.1)

14 (8.9)

3,913 (39.4)

646 (56.8)

4,547 (45.8)

387 (23.2)

Criterium for triglycerides (%)

815 (39.7)

407 (43.0)

710 (52.9)

317 (40.3)

44 (33.9)

68 (43.3)

3,028 (30.5)

496 (43.6)

4,693 (47.3)

912 (54.6)

Less strict criterium for high BP (%)

1,386 (67.5)

670 (70.8)

916 (68.3)

498 (63.4)

64 (49.2)

98 (62.4)

4,492 (45.2)

660 (58.2)

6,447 (65.0)

609 (36.5)

Less strict criterium for blood glucose (%)

463 (22.5)

176 (18.6)

148 (11.0)

135 (17.2)

12 (9.2)

12 (7.6)

825 (8.3)

87 (7.7)

920 (9.3)

92 (5.5)