Table 1.

Criteria for diagnosis of the metabolic syndrome according to Alberti et al. [9]

The presence of any 3 of the following 5 risk factors constitutes a diagnosis of MetS
Measure	Cut points/criteria
Elevated blood pressure	Systolic ≥ 130 mmHg and/or diastolic ≥ 85 mmHg [or antihypertensive drug treatment]
Elevated triglycerides	≥ 150 mg/dl [or drug treatment for elevated triglycerides]
Reduced HDL-cholesterol	Males: < 40 mg/dl, females: < 50 mg/dl [or drug treatment for reduced HDL-cholesterol]
Elevated blood glucose	≥ 100 mg/dl (fasting) or ≥ 144 mg/dl (non-fasting)* [or drug treatment for elevated glucose/type 2 diabetes mellitus]
Elevated waist circumference	Population-/country-specific, according to IDF recommendation for people with European origin: males ≥ 94 cm, females ≥ 80 cm

Abbreviations: IDF International Diabetes Federation, HDL high density lipoprotein, MetS metabolic syndrome

*Adaption to non-fasting blood samples according to Schipf et al. [32]