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. 2024 Jun 10;19(6):e0295985. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295985

Fig 1. MetS diagnostic criteria in adults, from IDF/AHA/NHLBI, EGIR, AACE, NCEP ATPIII, Barbosa et al. (2006) [32] and IDF.

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# Reference criteria–the gold standard- *Mandatory criteria for diagnostics. $High risk of insulin resistance is indicated by the presence of at least one of the factors: Cardiovascular disease diagnosis, hypertension, polycystic ovary syndrome, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease or Acanthosis nigricans; family history of type 2 diabetes, hypertension or CVD; history of gestational diabetes or glucose intolerance; non-white ethnicity; sedentary lifestyle; being older than 40 years old; BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 or WC >94 cm for men e > 80 cm for women 1 “or previous DM diagnosis.”2 “or treatment for DM.”. 3 “or treatment for SAH.” M: Male. F: Female. EGIR: European Group for the Study of Insulin Resistance; AACE: American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists; NCEP ATP III: National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III; IDF: International Diabetes Federation; AHA: American Heart Association; NHLBI: National Heart, Lung e Blood Institute; CVD: Cardiovascular Disease; DM: Diabetes Mellitus; HDLc: High-Density Lipoprotein cholesterol; BMI: Body Mass Index; WC: Waist Circumference; SAH: Systemic Arterial Hypertension.