Table 3 Age standardized sex-specific prevalence rates of metabolic syndrome and its components in Jordan, using ATP III and IDF definitions, Jordan 2017
| Â | Males | Females | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
Age-standardized rate (95% CI) | Age-standardized rate (95% CI) | Age-standardized rate (95% CI) | |
Metabolic syndrome | Â | Â | Â |
 IDF definition | 45.7 (42.9, 48.5) | 44.5 (43.0, 46.1) | 44 (42.7, 45.4) |
 ATP III definition | 43.9 (41.2, 46.5) | 39.5 (37.9, 41.0) | 39.9 (38.6, 41.2) |
Central obesity | Â | Â | Â |
 IDF definition | 60.4 (57.6, 63.2) | 75.6 (74.2, 77.0) | 70.9 (69.6, 72.3) |
 ATP III definition | 36.5 (33.8, 39.3) | 60.7 (59.1, 62.2) | 52.7 (51.2, 54.1) |
Body Mass Index | Â | Â | Â |
 Obesity | 32.8 (30, 35.5) | 46.2 (44.5, 47.9) | 41.4 (39.9, 42.9) |
 Overweight | 39.4 (36.3, 42.4) | 28.8 (27.1, 30.5) | 32.3 (30.8, 33.8) |
 Overweight and obesity | 77.2 (69.4, 74.9) | 74.5 (72.9, 76.0) | 73.7 (72.4, 75.1) |
Elevated triglycerides | 50.1 (47.3, 53.1) | 35.1 (33.4, 36.7) | 38.5 (37.1, 39.9) |
Low HDL | 59.2 (56.2, 62.3) | 57.4 (55.5, 59.2) | 57.7 (56.1, 59.3) |
Elevated blood pressure | 46.7 (44.0, 49.5) | 37.7 (36.2, 39.2) | 39.8 (38.5, 41.1) |
High fasting blood glucose | Â | Â | Â |
 IDF definition | 39.2% (36.6, 41.8) | 32.4% (30.9, 33.9) | 34.2 (32.9, 35.5) |
 ATP III definition | 32.1% (29.7, 34.5) | 23.9% (22.5, 25.3) | 26.1 (25, 27.3) |