Table 1.

Definitions of metabolic syndrome (MetS)

MetS components	Revised NCEP-ATP III criteria (three or more)	IDF criteria (central obesity and two or more)	CDS criteria (BMI and two or more)
WC (BMI)	WC ≥90/80 cm (M/W)	WC ≥90/80 cm (M/W)	BMI ≥25 kg/m2
SBP/DBP	≥130/85 mm Hg or MP	≥130/85 mm Hg or MP	≥140/90 mm Hg or MP
FBG (mmol/L)	≥5.6 mmol/L or MT	≥5.6 mmol/L or MT	≥6.1 mmol/L or MT
TG (mmol/L)	≥1.70 mmol/L	≥1.70 mmol/L
HDL-C (mmol/L)	<1.0/1.3 mmol/L (M/W)	<1.0/1.3 mmol/L (M/W)
TG (mmol/L) and HDL-C (mmol/L)			TG ≥1.70 mmol/L or (and) HDL-C <0.9/1.0 mmol/L (M/W)

BMI, body mass index; CDS, Chinese Diabetes Society; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FBG, fasting blood glucose; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; IDF, International Diabetes Federation; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; M, men; MP, medication for blood pressure; MT, medication for blood glucose; NCEP-ATP, National Cholesterol Education Program’s Adult Treatment Panel; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TG, triglycerides; W, women; WC, waist circumference.