Table 4-1 reports laboratory measures from the 2007-2009 CHMS; 15.2% of Canadians met the clinical criteria for metabolic syndrome (at least three out of five risk factors).
Footnote: This analysis did not include drug treatments for elevated triglycerides, high-density lipoproteins, blood pressure, and plasma glucose as alternate indicators for
metabolic syndrome risk factors; thus, it likely underreports the true prevalence of
metabolic syndrome.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada (2011); using 2007-2009 data from the
Canadian Health Measures Survey (Statistics Canada).