Table 1 ATP-III definition of Metabolic Syndrome
From: Metabolic Syndrome: a challenging health Issue in highly urbanized Union Territory of north India
Three or more of the following five risk factors: | |
|---|---|
Risk factor | Defining level |
Central obesity | Waist circumference |
• Men | > 102 cm (> 40 in) |
• Women | > 88 cm (> 35 in) |
Triglycerides | ≥ 150 mg/dL (1.7 mmol/L) |
HDL cholesterol | Â |
• Men | < 40 mg/dL (1.03 mmol/L) |
• Women | < 50 mg/dL (1.29 mmol/L) |
Blood pressure | ≥ 130/≥ 85 mm Hg |
Fasting glucose | ≥ 110 mg/dL (6.1 mmol/L) |