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The following definition of metabolic syndrome is based on the updated Adult Treat Panel III (ATP III) of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) guidelines.
The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) definition emphasizes central obesity because it is 'independently' associated with each of the other metabolic syndrome components, as well as insulin resistance.
This variable incorporates the original variable mets_ncep definition with changes to include self-reported medication use instead of scanned/transcribed medication use.