What is the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in adults in the United States?
The age-adjusted prevalence of metabolic syndrome was 34.3% among all adults, 36.1% among men, and 32.4% among women in the United States according to the National Health and Nutrition Examination (2003 through 2006). With the use of race- or ethnicity-specific IDF criteria for waist circumference, the age-adjusted prevalence was 38.5% for all participants, 41.9% for men, and 35.0% for women.