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. 2019 Jul 5;49(8):691–708. doi: 10.4070/kcj.2019.0187

Figure 1. Prevalence of metabolic syndrome.

Figure 1

Metabolic syndrome was observed in 16% adult congenital disease patients, on the contrary, metabolic syndrome in the general population in Japan was 5.5%. When any 3 of these are observed, metabolic syndrome is defined:

1) Waist circumference: >85 cm

2) Triglycerides: ≥150 mg/dL (1.7 mmol/L)*

3) High-density cholesterol: ≤40 mg/dL (1.0 mmol/L) in males and ≤50 mg/dL (<1.3 mmol/L) in females*

4) Systolic blood pressure ≥130 and/or diastolic blood pressure >85 mmHg*

5) Fasting blood sugar: ≥100 mg/dL*

*Drug treatment for the specific condition is an alternate indicator.