Comparison Between Turkish Cardiovascular Risk Platform and United States National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III Definitions of the Metabolic Syndrome in Turkish Adults

The Turkish Cardiovascular Risk Platform (TCRP) calls for the diagnosis of the metabolic syndrome (MS) if insulin resistance, impaired fasting glucose, impaired glucose tolerance, or diabetes mellitus and >or=2 other established criteria are present. TCRP defines insulin resistance as a homeostasis model assessment >2.7. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to compare TCRP guidelines with the United States National Cholesterol Education...