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. 2020 Jul 10;22(2):80–86. doi: 10.18176/resp.00014

Table 1. Criteria for classification of metabolic syndrome.

WHO (1999) NCEP (2005) ATP III IDF (2006)
High glucose and 2 or more of following criteria: 3 or more of following criteria: High risk abdominal circumference and 2 or more criteria
Glucose >110 mg/dL Glucose >100 mg/dL or receiving treatment for diabetes Glucose >100 mg/dL or diagnosed with diabetes
HDL chol. <35 mg/dL (men) HDL chol. <40 mg/dL (men) HDL chol. <40 mg/dL (men)
HDL chol. <40 mg/dL (women) HDL chol. <50 mg/dL (women) or undergoing treatment HDL chol. <50 mg/dL (women) or undergoing treatment
Triglycerides >150 mg/dL Triglycerides >150 mg/dL or undergoing treatment Triglycerides >150 mg/dL or undergoing treatment
BP >140/90 mmHg BP >130/85 mmHg or undergoing treatment BP >130/85 mmHg or undergoing treatment
Abd. C >90 cm (men) Abd. C >102 cm (men) Abd. C >94 cm (men)
Abd. C >85 cm (women) Abd. C >88 cm (women) Abd. C >80 cm (women)

Note. ATP III: Adult Treatment Panel III; chol.: cholesterol. HDL: high density lipoproteins; IDF: International Diabetes Federation; NCEP: National Cholesterol Education Program; WHO: World Health Organisation; P. Abd. C.: abdominal circumference; BP: blood pressure.