Table 1.

Criteria for the clinical diagnosis of the metabolic syndrome, according to Alberti et al. [9]

Measure	Categorical cut points
Elevated waist circumference	population- and country-specific definitions
Elevated triglycerides (drug treatment for elevated triglycerides is an alternate indicator)	≥ 150 mg/dl (1.7 mmol/l)
Reduced HDL-cholesterol (drug treatment for reduced HDL-cholesterol is an alternate indicator)	< 40 mg/dl (1.0 mmol/l) in men
	< 50 mg/dl (1.3 mmol/l) in women
Elevated blood pressure (antihypertensive drug treatment in a patient with a history of hypertension is an alternate indicator)	systolic ≥ 130 mmHg and/or diastolic ≥ 85 mmHg
Elevated fasting glucose (drug treatment for elevated glucose is an alternate indicator)	≥ 100 mg/dl