title: Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in adults with excess of adiposity: comparison of the Adult Treatment Panel III criteria with the International Diabetes Federation definition.
abstract: The aim was to compare the Adult Treatment Panel (ATP) III criteria with the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) definition of metabolic syndrome (MS) in adults with excess adiposity who were considered a high-risk population. A cross-sectional study was carried out in 274 adults with excess adiposity. MS was assessed in all volunteers considering the ATP III criteria and the new IDF definition. Among all individuals, 130 (47%) were similarly classified under the two definitions. Under the ATP III criteria, but not the IDF definition, 2 (1%) participants had MS, and 29 (11%) subjects had MS under the IDF definition but not the ATP III criteria (p=0.009). The ATP III criteria and the IDF definition were useful for identifying MS in adults with excess of adiposity; however, the IDF proposal identified a greater percentage of patients.
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Unit in Clinical Epidemiology, Hospital of Specialties, Medical Unit of High Specialty, West National Medical Center, Mexican Institute of Social Security, Guadalajara, Mexico.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: González-Ortiz
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martínez-Abundis
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Jacques-Camarena
authors.forename: S O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Hernández-González
authors.forename: I G
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Valera-González
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Ramos-Zavala
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*; D050177:Overweight