Risk Factor
Defining Level
Abdominal obesity (mandatory
)
(Waist circumference)
Men
Women
>94 cm
>80 cm
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
100 mg/dl
IDF-EASD-EAS: The Metabolic Syndrome
(2005)
Diagnosis is established when
abdominal obesity
and
³
2 of the rest risk
factors are present
http://idf.org/webdata/docs/IDF_Metasyndrome_definition.pdf