Table 1.

IDF Diagnostic criteria for metabolic syndrome¹⁸

Criteria	Definition
Waist circumference	Men	Women
White Europeans and Blacks	≥ 94 cm	≥ 80 cm
South Asians, Native Americans, and Chinese	≥ 90 cm	≥ 80 cm
Japanese	≥ 85 cm	≥ 90 cm
Triglycerides	≥ 150 mg/dL or treatment for hypertriglyceridemia
HDL cholesterol	Men < 40 mg/dL	Women < 50 mg/dL
Blood pressure	Systolic ≥ 130 mmHg	Diastolic ≥ 85 mmHg
	or anti-hypertensive treatment
Fasting blood glucose	≥ 100 mg/dL or DM treatment

The diagnosis of metabolic syndrome includes the occurrence of abdominal obesity as an essential condition, and two or more of the remaining criteria. DM: diabetes.