Table 4.

Criteria for metabolic syndrome

Criteria	Adults	Adolescents
High triglyceride level, mg/dL	≥150	≥110
Low HDL-C level, mg/dL   males   females	<40   <50	<40   ≤40
Abdominal obesity (waist circumference [cm])   males   females	>102 >88	≥90th percentile ≥90th percentile
High fasting glucose level, mg/dL	≥110	≥110
High blood pressure, mmHg	>130/85	> 90th percentile