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