Table 1.

Metabolic syndrome: WHO criteria (2)

BMI > 30 or waist-hip ratio > 0.90 (men) or > 0.85 (women) dyslipidemia: TG >150 mg/dL, HDL-c < 35 (men), or < 39 (women) blood pressure: > 160/90 mm Hg, with or without medication microalbuminuria: AER 20–200 ug/min

People with at least 2 of above risk factors with type 2 diabetes, impaired glucose tolerance, or insulin resistance are considered to have metabolic syndrome

AER: average albumin excretion rate, BMI: body mass index, HDL-c: high density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG: triglyceride