Table 1. The International Diabetes Federation Definition of Metabolic Syndrome.

Central obesity (defined as waist circumference with ethnicity-specific values) plus any two of the following four factors:
Waist circumference (white males)	⩾94 cm
Elevated fasting plasma glucose	⩾100 mg dl−1, or previously diagnosed type 2 diabetes
Reduced HDL cholesterol	<40 mg dl−1, or specific treatment for this lipid abnormality
Elevated blood pressure	Systolic⩾130 or diastolic⩾85 mm Hg, or treatment of previously diagnosed hypertension
Elevated triglycerides	⩾150 mg dl−1, or specific treatment for this lipid abnormality

Abbreviation: HDL, high-density lipoprotein.