Table 1.

Criteria defining metabolic syndrome (MetS)^*.

	IDF	NCEPT–ATPIII
Waist circumference (⇧adiposity)	>94 cm ♂ (European) >90 cm ♂ (Asiatic) >80 cm ♀	⩾102 cm ♂ ⩾88 cm ♀
Serum glucose	⩾100 mg/dl or diabetes diagnoses	⩾110 mg/dl
Triglycerides	⩾150 mg/dl	⩾150 mg/dl
HDL-c	<40 mg/dl ♂ <45 mg/dl ♀	<40 mg/dl ♂ <50 mg/dl ♀
Blood pressure	Systolic BP ⩾130 mmHg or diastolic BP ⩾85 mmHg or HBP treatment	Systolic BP ⩾130 mmHg or diastolic BP ⩾85 mmHg

^*Three or more elements are necessary for MetS diagnosis.

BP, blood pressure; HBP, high blood pressure, HDL-c, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; IDF, International Diabetes Federation; NCEPT–ATPIII, National Cholesterol Education Program–Adult Treatment Panel III.