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Table 4 PM MetS estimation and individual criteria compared to the AM definition and corresponding criteria

From: Establishing post mortem criteria for the metabolic syndrome: an autopsy based cross-sectional study

Combined MetS definition

Ante Mortem

Cohen’s κ (male/female)

MetS yes (male/female)

MetS no (male/female)

Post mortem

 MetS yes

29 (16/13)

27 (14/13)

0.51 (0.56/0.45)

 MetS no

17 (7/10)

370 (235/135)

 Individual criteria

 

Criterion met

Criterion not met

 Cohen's κ (male/female)

Post mortem

 Triglycerides

 

NA

NA

0.19 (NA/NA)

 Total cholesterol

Criterion met

18 (13/5)

7 (NA)

0.36 (0.47/0.22)

Criterion not met

44 (21/23)

374 (234/140)

 Hypertension

Criterion met

103 (55/48)

153 (106/47)

0.24 (0.19/0.33)

Criterion not met

26 (14/12)

161 (97/64)

 Blood glucose

Criterion met

34 (18/16)

40 (21/19)

0.55 (0.54/0.56)

Criterion not met

5 (NA)

364 (229/135)

  1. Due to restrictions from statistics Denmark regarding the disclosure of aggregated microdata (N ≤ 3), the table regarding the triglyceride criterion has been omitted and NAs used in appropriate fields in the other criteria
  2. MetS metabolic syndrome