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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Mar 2.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Urol Rep. 2008 May;9(3):197–202. doi: 10.1007/s11934-008-0035-y

Table 3.

Definitions of metabolic syndrome for men

National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III
Any three or more of the following:

  1. Waist circumference > 102 cm

  2. Serum triglycerides ≥ 1.7 μmol/L

  3. Blood pressure ≥ 130/80 mm Hg

  4. High-density lipoprotein cholesterol < 1.0 μmol/L

  5. Serum glucose ≥ 6.1 μmol/L (≥ 5.6 μmol/L may be applicable)

World Health Organization
Diabetes, impaired fasting glucose, impaired glucose tolerance, or insulin resistance, and at least two of the following criteria:

  1. Waist-to-hip ratio > 0.90

  2. Serum triglycerides ≥ 1.7 μmol/L

  3. Blood pressure ≥ 140/90 mm Hg

  4. Urinary albumin excretion rate > 20 μg/min or albumin-to-creatinine ratio ≥ 30 mg/g