Table 2.

Proposed diagnostic criteria for metabolic syndrome in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients

	Modified from NCEP ATP III, 2001 criteria
	≥3 of the following:
Obesity	1. BMI^a >30 kg/m² for Caucasians
	BMI^a >25 kg/m² for Asians
Dyslipidaemia	2. TG: ≥1.7 mmol/L
	3. Low HDL-C: <1.0 mmol/L in men; or <1.3 mmol/L
	in women
Hypertension	4. BP ≥130/85 mmHg or hypertension on treatment
Dysglycaemia	5. Fasting^b PG ≥5.6 mmol/L or diabetic on treatment

^aBody weight for BMI in PD patients is measured either with a dry abdomen or with PD dialysate in abdomen minus X kg (X is the volume in litres of PD dialysate infused).

^bFasting plasma glucose (PG) in PD patients is measured by means of a conventional method after an overnight fast, but with continuation of PD therapy with 1.5% dextrose dialysate.

NCEP ATP III, National Cholesterol Education Programme Adult Treatment Panel III; BMI, body mass index; TG, triglyceride; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; BP, blood pressure.