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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Nov 21.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Intern Med Res. 2024 Oct 28;7(4):273–283. doi: 10.26502/aimr.0184

Table 1:

Criteria for metabolic syndrome defined by individual organization.

Organization Criteria
World Health Organization (WHO) Criteria Central obesity (waist circumference > 94 cm for men and > 80 cm for women) plus any two of the following: Raised triglycerides (≥ 150 mg/dL) ; Reduced HDL cholesterol (< 40 mg/dL for men and < 50 mg/dL for women) ; High blood pressure (≥ 130/85 mmHg) ; Increased fasting glucose (≥ 110 mg/dL)
National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) / Adult Treatment Panel III (ATP III) Diagnosis requires at least three of the following five criteria: Abdominal obesity (waist circumference > 102 cm for men and > 88 cm for women); Increased triglycerides (≥ 150 mg/dL) ; Reduced HDL cholesterol (< 40 mg/dL for men and < 50 mg/dL for women) ; High blood pressure (≥ 130/85 mmHg) ; Increased fasting glucose (≥ 100 mg/dL)
International Diabetes Federation (IDF) Central obesity (waist circumference ≥ 94 cm for men and ≥ 80 cm for women) plus any two of the following: Increased triglycerides (≥ 150 mg/dL) ; Reduced HDL cholesterol (< 40 mg/dL for men and < 50 mg/dL for women) ; High blood pressure (≥ 130/85 mmHg) ; Increased fasting glucose (≥ 100 mg/dL)