Table 1.
The proposed criteria for the metabolic syndrome by the National Cholesterol Education Program–Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP–ATP III) and by the World Health Organization (WHO)
| NCEP ATP III | WHO | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 or more of the following | |||
| Visceral adiposity | Diabetes or insulin resistance | ||
| Waist circumference: | male >102 cm | (hyperinsulinaemic, euglycemic clamp-glucose uptake in lowest 25%) | |
| female >88 cm | |||
| Hypertriglyceridemia: | TG ≥1.7 mmol/L | Plus two of the following criteria: | |
| Low HDL-C: | male <1.0 mmol/L | Obesity: BMI >30 or waist-to-hip ratio | male >0.9 |
| female <1.3 mmol/L | female >0.85 | ||
| Hypertension ≥135/85 mm Hg or medication | Lipid abnormalities: TG ≥1.7 mmol/L or HDL-C | male <0.9 mmol/L | |
| Fasting plasma glucose ≥6.1 mmol/L | female <1.0 mmol/L | ||
| Microalbuminuria >20 μg/min | |||
| Hypertension >140/90 | |||
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; TG, triglycerides.