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A lower cMetS score suggests a more favorable metabolic profile. Optimal cutoff points for cMetS were determined using receiver operator characteristic curve analysis. To assess the validity of our cutoff, we conducted two distinct phases. In addition, a generalized additive model predicted cMetS values until 2025.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among 18030 adults, 8419 (46.7%) had MetS in 2021. The overall cMetS cutoff point for predicting the presence of MetS was 0.47 with sensitivity 80.09% (79.39\u201380.79), specificity 81.94% (81.27\u201382.61), and AUC 89.20% (88.65\u201389.75). In 2020, the overall cMetS score for both genders was 0.22 (95% Prediction Interval [PI]: 0.20\u20130.24), with men having a higher score of 0.34 (95% PI: 0.3\u20130.37) compared to women at 0.13 (95% PI: 0.11\u20130.15). Projections indicate that the overall cMetS score is expected to decrease to 0.2 (95% PI: 0.15\u20130.25) by 2025. The 15-year trend of cMetS scores indicated a declining pattern.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This comprehensive study across the nation affirmed the reliability of the cMetS score within a sample of Iranian adults based on population data and is significant for its provision of a nationally representative viewpoint on the adult population of Iran, introducing a novel approach for assessing trends in cMetS scores.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/ijpvm.ijpvm_189_25","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,29]],"date-time":"2026-08-29T15:00:09Z","timestamp":1788015609000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The Predictive Ability and Trend of Continuous Metabolic Syndrome (cMets) Score as a Marker for the Presence of Metabolic Syndrome among Iranian Adults from 2007 to 2025 Using STEPS Studies"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Faeze","family":"Abbaspour","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Chronic Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ramin","family":"Heshmat","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Chronic Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Saba Maleki","family":"Birjandi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kimiya","family":"Gohari","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, United States"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ali","family":"Sheidaei","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gita","family":"Shafiee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Chronic Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"R1-20260829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1011","DOI":"10.1007\/s40200-021-00965-2","article-title":"Metabolic syndrome; 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