Table 2.

Cutoff point applied to indicate a higher risk of type 2 diabetes in the Iranian studies retrieved from databases.

Obesity	BMI > 25 kg/m2
Waist size	> 102 cm in men and > 88 cm in women
Hypertension	Systolic blood pressure > 140 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure > 90 mmHg
Dislipidemia
Triglycerides	> 150 mg/dL (1.69 mmol/L)
HDL cholesterol	< 40 mg/dL (1.03 mmol/L)
Total cholesterol	> 200 mg/dL (5.17 mmol/L)
Old age	> 65 years
Waist to hip ratio	> 0.9 in me and > 0.8 in women
Waist to height ratio	> 0.5

BMI = body mass index; HDL = high-density lipoprotein.