Population comparison of two clinical approaches to the metabolic syndrome : implications of the new International Diabetes Federation consensus definition
Abstract
In 2005, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) released a consensus clinical definition of the metabolic syndrome for worldwide use that included central obesity as a prerequisite. The IDF definition varied from the earlier Third Report of the U.S. National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel (ATP III) panel definition with broader criteria for waist circumference, HDL, and fasting plasma glucose.
The authors' aim was to compare these two definitions for the distribution and prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in a representative biomedical population study of predominantly European adults from Adelaide, South Australia (population 1.2 million).
Suggested Citation
Robert J. Adams, Sarah Appleton, David H. Wilson, Anne Taylor, Eleonora Dal Grande, Catherine Chittleborough, Tiffany Gill, and Richard Ruffin. "Population comparison of two clinical approaches to the metabolic syndrome : implications of the new International Diabetes Federation consensus definition" Diabetes Care 28.(11) (2005): 2777-2779.