Table 2.

Criteria for clinical diagnosis of metabolic syndrome

No.	Measure	Categorical Cut Points
1	Elevated waist circumference (WC)	≥90 cm in males; ≥85 cm in females
2	Elevated triglycerides (TC) (drug treatment for elevated triglycerides is an alternate indicator)	≥150 mg/dL (1.7 mmol/L)
3	Reduced high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) (drug treatment for reduced HDL-C is an alternate indicator)	<40 mg/dL (1.0 mmol/L) in males;<50 mg/dL (1.3 mmol/L) in females
4	Elevated blood pressure (antihypertensive drug treatment in a patient with a history of hypertension is an alternate indicator)	Systolic ≥130 and/or diastolic ≥85 mmHg
5	Elevated fasting glucose (drug treatment of elevated glucose is an alternate indicator)	≥100 mg/dL