Table 1.

Adult treatment panel III criteria for diagnosis of the metabolic syndrome¹

≥ 3 of the following
Fasting glucose	≥ 6.1 mmol/L (110 mg/dL)
HDL cholesterol	Male: < 1.0 mmol/L (40 mg/dL)
	Female: < 1.3 mmol/L (50 mg/dL)
Triglycerides	≥ 1.7 mmol/L (150 mg/dL)
Abdominal obesity	Male waist circumference: ≥ 102 cm
	Female waist circumference: ≥ 88 cm
Blood pressure	≥ 130/85 mmHg

¹http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/files/docs/guidelines/atglance.pdf (acquired 2016 Jul 17[136]).