Table 43-1. Criteria for Diagnosis of the Metabolic Syndrome

TABLE 43-1. Criteria for Diagnosis of the Metabolic Syndrome

Patients with three or more of the following:

• Abdominal obesity: waist circumference > 88 cm (34.7in) in women or > 102 cm (40.2 in) in men

• Hypertriglyceridemia: ≥ 150 mg/dL

• High-density lipoprotein: < 50 mg/dL in women or < 40mg/dL in men

• High blood pressure: ≥ 130/85 mm Hg^a

• High fasting glucose: ≥ 110 mg/dL^a

^aThose with normal values while taking medications are considered to meet these criteria.

From the National Institutes of Health, 2001.