tokens: Results The estimated prevalence of MetS in 2015 was 20.41 % ( 95 % CI : 19.02 - 21.8 % ) by the National Cholesterol Education Program ( NCEP ) Expert Panel on Detection , Evaluation , and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults ( ATP III ) criteria , 34.77 % ( 95 % CI : 33.12 - 36.42 % ) by the International Diabetes Federation ( IDF ) criteria , 39.68 % ( 95 % CI : 37.88 - 41.47 % ) by the revised ATP III criteria , and 25.55 % ( 95 % CI : 24.19 - 26.91 % ) by the Chinese Diabetes Society ( CDS ) criteria .