Table 1.

International Diabetes Federation and Adult Treatment Panel (ATP III) criteria for metabolic syndrome (MeS).

Criteria for Metabolic Syndrome (MeS)
Central Obesity
2 or More of Following Factors:
TG level ≥ 150 mg/dL or therapy for dyslipidemia
HDL < 40 mg/dL (males) HDL < 50 mg/dL (females) or therapy for dyslipidemia
Blood pressure (BP): systolic ≥ 17.3 kPa or diastolic ≥ 11.3 kPa or therapy for hypertension
Fasting plasma glucose FPG ≥ 100 mg/dL or previously diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus

Triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol level.