Table 2 Prevalence of metabolic syndrome (95%CI) and its components according to age and sex strata
From: Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Saudi Arabia - a cross sectional study
Age groups | Abdominal obesity | Elevated blood pressure | Elevated blood glucose | Elevated triglycerides | Low HDL cholesterol | Metabolic syndrome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IDF | NCEP-ATP III | ||||||
Total | |||||||
 18-29 years | 25.3(24.1-26.5) | 12.0 (11.2-12.9) | 25.0(23.8-26.2) | 22.0(20.85-23.11) | 75.7 (74.5-76.9) | 13.4(12.4-14.3) | 19.6(18.5-20.7) |
 30-39 years | 51.4(49.5-53.3) | 24.7(23.0-26.3) | 34.6(32.7-36.4) | 38.83(37.0-40.7) | 80.2(78.6-81.7) | 33.8(31.96-35.6) | 42.7(40.8-44.6) |
 40-49 years | 66.3(64.3-68.3) | 38.6(36.5-40.6) | 46.8(44.7-48.8) | 41.55(39.5-43.6) | 81.4(79.8-83.0) | 49.4(47.3-51.5) | 57.9(55.8-59.9) |
 50-59 years | 70.4(67.7-73.2) | 53.31(50.3-56.3) | 56.5(53.6-59.5) | 42.4(39.4-45.3) | 82.2(79.96-84.5) | 56.3(53.3-49.2) | 66.8(64.0-69.6) |
 60-69 years | 69.8(66.1-73.5) | 63.4(59.4-67.3) | 59.9(55.9-63.9) | 44.0(39.9-48.0) | 79.8(76.5-83.1) | 58.5(54.4-62.5) | 71.0(67.3-74.7) |
  ≥ 70 years | 59.7(54.9-64.4) | 66.8(62.2-71.4) | 57.7(52.9-62.5) | 38.4(33.6-43.1) | 78.7(74.7-82.7) | 50.7 (45.9-55.6) | 65.8(61.2-70.5) |
Men | |||||||
 18-29 years | 27.7(25.9-29.5) | 16.5(15.0-18.0) | 28.4(26.6-30.3) | 28.4(26.6-30.2) | 71.0(69.2-72.9) | 16.4(14.9-17.9) | 24.4(22.7-26.2) |
 30-39 years | 52.4(49.6-55.1) | 30.4 (27.9-32.9) | 41.4(38.7-44.1) | 49.61(49.9-52.4) | 77.6(75.3-79.9) | 39.26(36.7-41.94) | 51.7(49.0-54.5) |
 40-49 years | 63.1(60.0-66.1) | 41.2(38.1-44.3) | 49.2(46.0-52.3) | 51.1(47.9-54.3) | 77.3(74.6-80.0) | 49.5(46.3-52.7) | 60.3(57.2-63.4) |
 50-59 years | 68.9(64.9-72.9) | 58.2(54.0-62.4) | 57.4(53.2-61.7) | 49.6(45.3-53.9) | 79.8(76.3-83.2) | 57.25(53.0-61.5) | 70.8(66.9-74.7) |
 60-69 years | 69.2(64.1-74.3) | 61.9(56.5-67.3) | 58.7(53.3-64.2) | 47.0(41.5-52.5) | 75.2(70.5-80.0) | 58.7(53.3-64.2) | 71.11(66.1-76.1) |
  ≥ 70 years | 55.9(48.8-63.1) | 66.7(59.9-73.4) | 59.7(52.6-66.7) | 43.0(35.9-50.1) | 69.4(62.7-76.0) | 45.2(38.0-52.3) | 61.8(54.9-68.8) |
Women | |||||||
 18-29 years | 23.3(21.7-24.8) | 8.40(7.38-9.42) | 22.18(20.7-23.7) | 16.77(15.4-18.1) | 79.53(78.1-81.0) | 10.9(9.8-12.1) | 15.7(14.3-17.0) |
 30-39 years | 50.5(47.9-53.1) | 19.4(17.3-21.4) | 28.3(25.9-30.6) | 28.9(26.5-31.3) | 82.5(80.5-84.5) | 28.7(26.3-31.5 | 34.3(31.8-36.8) |
 40-49 years | 68.7(66.1-71.3) | 36.6(34.0-39.3) | 45.0(42.2-47.7) | 34.5(31.9-37.1) | 84.5(82.5-86.5) | 49.3(46.6-52.1) | 56.1(53.3-58.8) |
 50-59 years | 71.9(68.2-75.6) | 48.8(44.6-52.9) | 55.7(51.6-58.8) | 35.6(31.6-39.6) | 84.5(81.5-87.5) | 55.3(51.2-59.5) | 63.0(59.0-67.0) |
 60-69 years | 70.5(65.0-76.1) | 65.1(59.3-70.9) | 61.2(55.3-67.2) | 40.3(34.3-46.3) | 85.3(81.0-89.6) | 58.1(52.1-64.2) | 70.9(65.4-76.5) |
  ≥ 70 years | 62.8(56.4-69.3) | 67.0(60.7-73.2) | 56.0(49.4-62.6) | 34.4(28.1-40.7) | 86.7(82.2-91.2) | 55.5(48.9-62.1) | 69.27(63.15-75.39) |