Variables Low Weight Eutrophic Overweight Obesity Total   n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) Absence of MetS 6 (4.7) 26 (20.5) 44 (34.6) 10 (7.9) 86 (67.7) Presence of MetS 1 (8.0) 9 (7.1) 26 (20.5) 5 (3.9) 41 (32.3) Total 7 (5.5) 35 (27.6) 70 (55.1) 15 (11.8) 127 (100) For adults: Low weight: <18.5Kg/m2; Eutrophy: 18.5 to 24.9 Kg/m2; Overweight: > 24.9 to 29.9 Kg/m2; Obesity: >29.9. For subjects above 60 years old: Low weight: <22.1 Kg/m2; Eutrophy: 22.1 to 26.9 Kg/m2; Overweight: >27 Kg/m2

Table 3: MetS distribution according to the BMI ranges, 127 patients from an outpatient facility, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, January-July 2011.