Table 1.

Diagnostic criteria for metabolic syndrome.

Clinical Measure	WHO 1998	EGIR 1999	ATP III 2001	IDF 2005	AHA/NHLBI 2005
Criteria	Insulin Resistance + any other 2	Insulin Resistance + any other 2	Any other 3 of 5	Increased WC (population specific) + any other 2	Any other 3 of 5
Insulin Resistance	IGT/IFG/IR	Plasma insulin < 75th percentile	-	-	-
Blood Glucose	IFG/IGT/T2DM	IFG/IGT (excludes diabetes)	≥ 110 mg/gL (includes diabetes)	≥ 100 mg/gL	≥ 100 mg/gL (includes diabetes)
Dyslipidemia	TG ≥ 150 mg/dL HDL-C Men < 35mg/dL Women < 39mg/dL	TG ≥ 150 mg/dL HDL-C < 39mg/dL	TG ≥ 150 mg/dL HDL-C Men < 40 mg/dL Women < 50 mg/dL	TG ≥ 150 mg/dL or on TG treatment HDL-C Men < 40 mg/dL Women < 50 mg/dL or HDL treatment	TG ≥ 150 mg/dL or on TG treatment HDL-C Men < 40 mg/dL Women < 50 mg/dL or HDL treatment
Blood Pressure	≥ 140/90 mmHg	≥ 140/90 mmHg or on treatment	≥ 130/85 mmHg or on treatment	≥ 130/85 mmHg or on treatment	≥ 130/85 mmHg or on treatment
Obesity	Waist:Hip (W:H) ratio Man > 0,9 Women > 0,85 and/or BMI > 30 Kg/m2	WC Men ≥ 94 cm Women ≥ 80 cm	WC Men ≥ 102 cm Women ≥ 88 cm	WC ≥ 94 cm	WC Men ≥ 102 cm Women ≥ 88 cm
Other	Microalbuminuria	-	-	-	-

ATP, Adult Treatment Panel; BMI, Body Mass Index; EGIR, European Group for Study of Insulin Resistance; HDL-C, High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol; IDF, International Diabetes Federation; IFG, Impaired Fasting Glucose; IGT, Impaired Glucose Tolerance; IR, Insulin Resistance; TG, Triglycerides; T2DM, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus; WC, Waist Circumference; WHO, World Health Organization; -: no reference values have been reported.