Prevalence Of Metabolic Syndrome Increased Slightly From 2013 To 2023, Averaging 38.7% For U.S. Adults

The prevalence of metabolic syndrome increased slightly from 2013 to 2023, averaging 38.7% for all U.S. adults, according to a recently published research letter.

Metabolic syndrome prevalence among adults aged 60 years or older increased significantly, from 50.2% in 2013-2014 to 62.4% in 2021-2023. Prevalence remained stable among adults in the age groups 20-39 years and 40-59 years. Researchers observed a significant increase in non-Hispanic Black adults, whose prevalence increased from 36.1% in 2013-2014 to 43.1% in 2021-2023.

“Even though most individual metabolic syndrome components remained largely . . .