Table 1.

Parameters defining metabolic syndrome

Source	Parameters defining MetS	Ref.
International Diabetes Federation	• Central obesity and at least 4 of the following: • TG level > 150 mg/dL (1.7 mmol/L) • HDL cholesterol < 40 mg/dL (1.0 mmol/L) • Systolic BP ≥ 130 • Plasma glucose ≥ 100 mg/dL	8
World Health Organization	• Central obesity: waist/hip ratio >0.9 • TG level ≥150 mg/dL • HDL cholesterol <40 mg/dL • BP ≥140/90 mmHg • Plasma glucose: impaired glucose tolerance—impaired fasting glucose—T2DM	8
National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III	• Central obesity: waist circumference ≥102 cm • TG level: specific treatment for lowering TG or ≥150 mg/dL • HDL cholesterol <40 mg/dL • BP ≥130/80 mmHg • Plasma glucose ≥100 ml/dL	9

BP = blood pressure; HDL = high-density lipoprotein; MetS = metabolic syndromes; TG = triglycerides; T2DM = type 2 diabetes mellitus.