Table 2 |
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Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in different countries according to the National Cholesterol Education Program criteria |
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| Age group, years |
Country |
Percentage in males |
Percentage in females |
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| >20 |
US |
24 |
23.7 |
| >18 |
Greece |
24.2 |
22.8 |
| 20–80 |
Cyprus |
26.5 |
18.3 |
| >20 |
Italy |
22.3 |
27.2 |
| >20 |
India |
22.9 |
39.9 |
| >20 |
Iran |
24 |
42 |
| >25 |
Poland |
16.2 |
20.9 |
| >25 |
North Jordan |
28.7 |
40.9 |
| 35–74 |
China |
9.8 |
17.8 |
| 55–74 |
Germany |
28 |
24 |
| 50–69 |
Ireland |
21.8 |
21.5 |
| 70 |
Sweden |
26.3 |
19.2 |
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Sidiropoulos et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008 10:207 doi:10.1186/ar2397 |
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