Identification of individuals with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by the diagnostic criteria for the metabolic syndrome

Figure 3 The prevalence of subjects with or without the metabolic syndrome among 1874 men and 514 women with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Data was expressed as prevalence (%). The metabolic syndrome (MS) was diagnosed using revised IDF. Among men with NAFLD, 66.8% and 79.0% were not diagnosed with the MS defined by revised NCEP-ATPIII definition and revised IDF definition, respectively. In women, 70.4% and 67.5%, respectively, were not diagnosed with the MS by revised NCEP-ATPIII definition and revised IDF definition. IDF: International Diabetes Federation; NCEP-ATPIII: National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III; NAFLD: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.