Risk Factor
Defining Level
Abdominal obesity
(Waist circumference)
Men
Women
>102 cm (>40 in)
> 88 cm (>35 in)
TG
³
150 mg/dl
HDL-C
Men
Women
<40 mg/dl
<50 mg/dl
Blood pressure
³
130/
³
85 mm Hg
Fasting glucose
³
110 mg/dl
NCEP ATP III: The Metabolic Syndrome
(2001)
Diagnosis is established when
³
3 of these risk factors
are present
Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood
Cholesterol in Adults.
JAMA
2001;285:2486-2497.