A Comparison of the Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome Using Two Proposed Definitions

To compare the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome using two definitions: one proposed by the Third Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III [ATP III]) and one by the World Health Organization (WHO).We used data from a nationally representative sample of the noninstitutionalized civilian population of the U.S. from the...