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Table 2 Harmonized criteria for the metabolic syndrome and the corresponding post mortem criteria

From: Establishing post mortem criteria for the metabolic syndrome: an autopsy based cross-sectional study

 

Ante mortem criteria

Post mortem criteria

1

Waist circumference (≥ 94 cm men; ≥ 80 cm women)

Supine waist circumference with conversion factor (≥ 94 cm men; ≥ 80 cm women)

2

Increased TG or treatment hereof

Information from the police report

Medication in the PM-toxicology

Increased TG in the PM-biochemistry (≥ 1.7 mmol/L)

3

Decreased HDL-cholesterol or treatment hereof

Information from the police report

Medication in the PM-toxicology

Increased total cholesterol in the PM-biochemistry (≥ 5.0 mmol/L)

4

Hypertension or treatment hereof

Information from the police report

Medication in the PM-toxicology

Left ventricular wall thickness (≥ 15 mm)

Increased urine albumin/creatinine ratio in the PM-biochemistry (> 30 mg/g)

5

Increased fasting blood glucose or treatment hereof

Information from the police report

Medication in the PM-toxicology

Increased HbA1C in the PM-biochemistry (> 38 mmol/mol)

  1. HbA1C glycated haemoglobin, HDL high density lipoprotein, PM post mortem, TG triglyceride