Table 1.
Definition | AHA/NHLBI 2009[4] | NCEP-ATPIII 2004[2] | IDF 2005[3] |
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Mandatory criteria | |||
None | None | WCa with ethnicity specific values For Europeans: ≥ 94 cm (men) ≥ 80 cm (women) |
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Additional criteria | At least 3 of the following features | At least 3 of the following features | At least 2 of the following features |
Central Obesity | Increased WCa,b | WC ≥ 102 cm (men) WC ≥ 88 cm (women) |
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Triglycerides (TG) | ≥ 150 mg/dL (1.7 mmol/L) or specific drug treatment for elevated TG |
≥ 150 mg/dL (1.7 mmol/L) or specific drug treatment for elevated TG |
≥ 150 mg/dL (1.7 mmol/L) or specific drug treatment for elevated TG |
HDL-cholesterol | < 40 mg/dL (1.0 mmol/L) (men) < 50 mg/dL (1.3 mmol/L)(women) or specific drug treatment for dyslipidaemia |
< 40 mg/dL (1.0 mmol/L) (men) < 50 mg/dL (1.3 mmol/L)(women) or specific drug treatment for dyslipidaemia |
< 40 mg/dL (1.0 mmol/L) (men) < 50 mg/dL (1.3 mmol/L)(women) or specific drug treatment for dyslipidaemia |
Blood Pressure | SBP ≥ 130 or DBP ≥ 85 mmHG or specific treatment for hypertension | SBP ≥ 130 or DBP ≥ 85 mmHG or specific treatment for hypertension | SBP ≥ 130 or DBP ≥ 85 mmHG or specific treatment for hypertension |
Fasting glucose | ≥ 100 mg/dL (5.5 mmol/L) or specific treatment for hyperglycaemia |
≥ 100 mg/dL (5.5 mmol/L) or specific treatment for hyperglycaemia |
≥ 100 mg/dL (5.5 mmol/L) or previously diagnosed type 2 diabetes |
Waist circumference
It is recommended that the IDF cutoffs are used for non-Europeans and either the IDF or NCEP-ATPIII cut points used for people of European origin until more data are available.