Table 1.
AHA/NHLBI [12]: At least three of the following five features |
IDF [13]: Elevated waist circumference plus any two of the other features |
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Waist circumference | Waist circumference |
(i) Non-Asian origin: ≥102 cm in men or ≥88 cm in women |
(i) Europids, Sub-Saharan Africans, Middle Eastern: ≥94 cm in men or ≥80 cm in women |
(ii) Asian origin (both East and South Asians): ≥90 cm in men or ≥80 cm in women |
(ii) both East Asians and South Asians; South and Central Americans: ≥90 cm in men or ≥80 cm in women |
(iii) Japanese: ≥85 cm in men or ≥90 cm in women |
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Triglycerides (fasting)
≥150 mg/dL or on drug therapy for high triglycerides |
Triglycerides (fasting)
≥150 mg/dL or on drug therapy for high triglycerides |
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HDL cholesterol
<40 mg/dL in men or <50 mg/dL in women or on drug therapy for low HDL-C |
HDL cholesterol
<40 mg/dL in men or <50 mg/dL in women or on drug therapy for low HDL-C |
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Blood pressure
≥130 mmHg systolic or ≥85 mmHg diastolic or on drug therapy for hypertension |
Blood pressure
≥130 mmHg systolic or ≥85 mmHg diastolic or on drug therapy for hypertension |
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Glucose (fasting)
≥100 mg/dL or or on drug therapy for elevated glucose |
Glucose (fasting)
≥100 mg/dL or or on drug therapy for elevated glucose |
AHA/NHLBI: American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; IDF: International Diabetes Federation; HDL: high-density lipoprotein.