Table 1.
Diagnostic criteria used to define MetS.
Table 2.
Socio-demographic, lifestyle and clinical characteristics of the participants.
Fig 1.
Age trends of MetS among the Iranian population based on sex and area of residence.
Table 3.
National prevalence and burden of MetS in Iranian adults aged ≥25 years based on various MetS definitions (for all ages).
Table 4.
National prevalence of MetS among Iranian adults aged ≥25 years based on physical activity and education levels (for all ages).
Table 5.
National prevalence of MetS’ components in Iranian adults aged ≥25 years based on various definitions (for all ages).
Fig 2.
Gender and geographical distribution of sub-national prevalence of MetS based on six different definitions (age-standardized).
Fig 3.
Geographical distribution of the prevalence of MetS by ATP III 2004.
Fig 4.
Geographical distribution of the prevalence of MetS by IDF.
Fig 5.
Geographical distribution of the prevalence of MetS by AHA/NHLBI.
Fig 6.
Geographical distribution of the prevalence of MetS by JIS.
Fig 7.
Geographical distribution of the prevalence of MetS by Regional IDF.
Fig 8.
Geographical distribution of the prevalence of MetS by Regional JIS.
Table 6.
Inconsistency (%) between different definitions of MetS.