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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 4.
Published in final edited form as: Neurol Res. 2006 Sep;28(6):630–636. doi: 10.1179/016164106X130515

Table I.

Metabolic syndrome (ATPIII) criteria:

  • excess weight around the waist (waist measurement of more than 40 inches for men and more than 35 inches for women)

  • triglycerides blood level of 150 mg/dL or more

  • HDL cholesterol levels below 40 mg/dL for men and below 50 mg/dL for women

  • blood pressure of 130/85 mm HG or higher

  • prediabetes (a fasting blood sugar between 100 and 125) or diabetes (a fasting blood sugar level over 125 mg/dL).