Table 2.

National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III Definition for Metabolic Syndrome (2001)

	Three or More of the Following Risk Factors
Fasting plasma glucose	>5.6 mmol/L (100 mg/dL)
Blood pressure	>130/≥85 mm Hg
Triglycerides	≥1.7 mmol/L (150 mg/dL)
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol	Men: <1.03 mmol/L (40 mg/dL) Women: <1.29 mmol/L (50 mg/dL
Obesity	Men: waist circumference >102 cm Women: waist circumference >88 cm

Notes: Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults. Executive Summary of The Third Report of The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, And Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III). JAMA. 2001;285(19):2486–2497.