Prevalence of combinations meeting the minimum 3 factors for metabolic syndrome
| Combination of metabolic syndrome factors* | No. (%) of patients |
|---|---|
| Metabolic syndrome n = 700 | |
| Overweight + elevated BP + hypertriglyceridemia | 291 (41.6) |
| Overweight + reduced HDL cholesterol + hypertriglyceridemia | 247 (35.3) |
| Overweight + elevated BP + reduced HDL cholesterol | 226 (32.3) |
| Overweight + elevated BP + dysglycemia | 171 (24.4) |
| Elevated BP + reduced HDL cholesterol + hypertriglyceridemia | 159 (22.7) |
| Overweight + dysglycemia + hypertriglyceridemia | 115 (16.4) |
| Overweight + dysglycemia + reduced HDL cholesterol | 100 (14.3) |
| Elevated BP + dysglycemia + hypertriglyceridemia | 79 (11.3) |
| Dysglycemia + reduced HDL cholesterol + hypertriglyceridemia | 73 (10.4) |
| Elevated BP + dysglycemia + reduced HDL cholesterol | 67 (9.5) |
Note: BP = blood pressure, HDL = high-density lipoprotein.
↵* Elevated BP includes a Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (CPCSSN) diagnosis of hypertension or BP ≥ 130/85 mm Hg. Dysglycemia includes validated CPCSSN diagnosis of diabetes or fasting blood glucose (FBG) ≥ 5.6 mmol/L or hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) ≥ 6.0%. Overweight includes body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25. Hypertriglyceridemia includes triglycerides ≥ 1.7 mmol/L and reduced HDL cholesterol < 1.0 mmol/L (men), < 1.3 mmol/L (women).