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Table 3.

ATP III criteria for metabolic syndrome – indicated by 3 or more positive findings:

Criterion	Adults	Adolescents^*
High Triglyceride Level, mg/dL	≥150	≥110
Low HDL-C level, mg/dL
Males	<40	≤40
Females	<50	≤40
Abdominal obesity, waist circumference, cm
Males	>102	≥90^th Percentile
Females	>88	≥90^th Percentile
High fasting glucose level, mg/dL	≥100^**	≥100^**
High blood pressure, mm Hg	≥ 130/85	≥90^th Percentile

ATP III criteria modification for adolescents (age 12–19 years) as described by Cook et al, 2003¹¹⁰

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American Diabetes Association 2003 definition lowers abnormal fasting glucose level to 100mg/dL¹¹¹ and this change has been incorporated into the current definition of metabolic syndrome¹¹²