Frequency of the metabolic syndrome in screened South African corporate executives.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of the study was to determine the frequency of the metabolic syndrome in a specific group of people.


METHODS
The ATP III criteria were used to identify the metabolic syndrome in a group of 1,410 corporate executives belonging to a specialist health and fitness company in South Africa.


RESULTS
Using three criteria as specified by the ATP III panel, 31% of this group of corporate executives fulfilled the criteria for the diagnosis of the metabolic syndrome. In a small subset of black executives, a similar finding was obtained. Another one-third of the executives had two criteria of the metabolic syndrome.


CONCLUSIONS
The metabolic syndrome was common in a group of corporate executives.
Ker
J
J
Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
Rheeder
P
P
Van Tonder
R
R
D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D044383:Black People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D001794:Blood Pressure; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012107:Research Design; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D049629:Waist-Hip Ratio
D015415:Biomarkers; D001786:Blood Glucose; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D014280:Triglycerides