Table 1.

Different cutoffs of the MetS criteria from scientific societies, based on Corneir et al, 2008.⁵

Scientific society		WHO	IDF	EGIR	AACE	NCEP:ATPIII
Main criteria		Insulin levels increasedIFG or IGT	Central obesity as defined by ethnic/racial, specific WC	Top 25% of the fasting insulin values among nondiabetic individuals	IGT	Three or more of the following:
And two or more of the following:	Body fat features	WHR > 0.9BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2WC > 37 inches	N/D	WC in men: ≥ 94 cmWC in women ≥80 cm	N/D	WC in men: >40 inchesWC in women: >35 inches
	Lipid profile	Triglycerides > 150 mg/dLHDL-C <35 mg/dL	Triglycerides ≥150 mg/dLHDL-C in men: < 40 mg/dLHDL-C in women: <50 mg/dL	Triglycerides ≥ 2.0 mmol/LHDL-C <1.0 mg/dL	Triglycerides ≥150 mg/dLHDL-C in men: <40 mg/dLHDL-C in women: <50 mg/dL	Triglycerides ≥150 mg/dLHDL-C in men: <40 mg/dLHDL-C in women: <50 mg/dL
	Blood pressure	BP >140/90 mm Hg	BP ≥130/85 mm Hg	BP ≥140/90 mm Hg or antihypertensive medication	BP ≥130/85 mm Hg	BP ≥130/85 mm Hg
	Glucose profile	N/D	FPG ≥ 100 mg/dL	Fasting glucose ≥6.1 mmol/L	N/D	FPG ≥100 mg/dL

AACE = American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists; BMI = body mass index; BP = blood pressure; EGIR = European Group for the Study of Insulin Resistance; FPG = fasting plasma glucose; HDL-C = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; IDF = International Diabetes Federation; IFG = impaired fasting glucose; IGT = impaired glucose tolerance; N/D = not defined; NCEP:ATPIII = National Cholesterol Education Program, Adult Treatment Panel III; WC = waist circumference; WHO = World Health Organization; WHR = waist-to-hip ratio.