Table 1.

International diabetes federation criteria for metabolic syndrome in an Asian/Chinese population

Central obesity - defined by with ethnicity specific waist circumference of ≥ 80 cm (females) and ≥ 90 cm (males) plus any two of the following four factors:
Raised triglycerides	≥ 150 mg/dL (1.7 mmol/L)
	or specific treatment for this lipid abnormality
Reduced HDL cholesterol	< 40 mg/dL (1.03 mmol/L) in males
	< 50 mg/dL (1.29 mmol/L) in females
	or specific treatment for this lipid abnormality
Raised blood pressure	Systolic BP ≥ 130 or diastolic BP ≥ 85 mm Hg or treatment of previously diagnosed hypertension
Raised fasting plasma glucose	(FPG) ≥ 100 mg/dL (5.6 mmol/L),
	or previously diagnosed type 2 diabetes

(adapted from IDF; 2006) [12].