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This
graph presents some selected articles from different regions around the
world. Some of the studies used the ATP III criteria for diagnosis, others
did not, or did adapt them to local circumstances. Globally, emerging
economies are catching up, especially women seem to be more prone to have
MetS than men, inversely to what is found in Western populations. As a word
of caution, it should be taken into consideration that the used criteria may
eventually not wholly appropriate to the populations studied.
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