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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Cardiovasc Transl Res. 2019 Mar 5;12(5):415–424. doi: 10.1007/s12265-019-09879-0

Table 1:

Major Criteria to Define Metabolic Syndromen

Criterion Characteristics of the criterion
Abdominal obesity
(waist circumference)		 men >102 cm (40 in.)
women >88 cm (35 in.)
Fasting Serum triglycerides ≥150 mg/do
OR
drug treatment for elevated triglycerides
Fasting Serum HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) <40 mg/dl in men
<50 mg/dl in women
OR
drug treatment for low HDL-C
Blood pressure ≥130/85 mmHg
OR
drug treatment for elevated blood pressure
Fasting plasma glucose ≥100 mg/dl
OR
drug treatment for elevated blood glucose