[Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome (ATP-III criteria). Population-based study of rural and urban areas in the Spanish province of Segovia].
OBJECTIVE
We aimed to estimate the prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome (MS) in rural and urban areas of the Province of Segovia, Spain, according to the ATPIII criteria (National Cholesterol Education Program's Adults Treatment Panel III report) modified.


METHODS
Cross-sectional design. Randomized and representative sample of 809 individuals (46% males) aged 35-74 years. Residents in urban and rural areas of the Province of Segovia (Spain). Period of study from January 2000 to January 2003.


RESULTS
The age/sex standardized prevalence of the MS was 17%; 15.7% in males and 18.1% in females. No significant differences in MS prevalence between rural and urban areas were found. The most frequent combination of individual components of MS was abdominal obesity, hyperglycemia and arterial hypertension in males and females. MS was associated with age and obesity in an adjusted logistic regression model. In a second model, abdominal obesity was more common in those individuals with a BMI over 30 kg/m2, secondary education level, age over 45 years, and in female residents in rural areas.


CONCLUSIONS
The sex/age adjusted prevalence was lower than that reported in other studies using the ATPIII criteria in Spain. Abdominal obesity was the most frequent single component of MS in females whereas it was arterial hypertension in males.
Martínez-Larrad
María Teresa
MT
Hospital Clínico Universitario de San Carlos, Madrid, Red de Centros, Spain.
Fernández-Pérez
Cristina
C
González-Sánchez
José Luis
JL
López
Alicia
A
Fernández-Alvarez
Josefa
J
Riviriego
Jesús
J
Serrano-Ríos
Manuel
M
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population