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Table 3 The number of metabolic syndrome criteria met by the participants in the COMIT study at each participating center a

From: Plasma fatty acid changes following consumption of dietary oils containing n-3, n-6, and n-9 fatty acids at different proportions: preliminary findings of the Canola Oil Multicenter Intervention Trial (COMIT)

Ā 

Winnipeg

QuƩbec city

University Park

Total

One

13.0%

6.5%

0%

7.7%

Two

31.5%

54.4%

56.7%

45.4%

Three

16.7%

26.1%

30.0%

23.1%

Four

33.3%

10.9%

13.3%

20.8%

Five

5.6%

2.2%

0%

3.1%

  1. aBased on International Diabetic Federation defined criteria for metabolic syndrome; waist circumference (ā‰„94 cm for men and ā‰„80 cm for women), triglycerides ā‰„1.7 mmol/L, high density lipoprotein <1 mmol/L (males) or <1.3 mmol/L (females), blood pressure ā‰„130 mmHg (systolic) and/or ā‰„85 mmHg (diastolic) and glucoseā€‰ā‰„ā€‰5.5 mmol/L.