Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome in a Rural Turkish Population : Comparison and Concordance of Two Diagnostic Criteria *

Results: The mean age of the group was 46.9 ± 14.9 years. The prevalence of MES using ATPIII and IDF definitions was 38.1% and 41.4%, respectively. MES prevalence increased with age 50 in both genders using both criteria (P < 0.001). Only 9.8% and 6.3% of the population had none of the components of MES according to ATPIII and IDF, respectively. The agreement rate between the IDF and ATPIII was 91.1% ± 0.04% (Kappa = 0.812). The subjects defined only with ATPIII and not IDF were all men and had lower body mass index and waist circumference than those defined by both ATPIII and IDF.