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
100 mg/dl
AHA/NLHBI :
The Metabolic Syndrome (2005)
Diagnosis is established when
³
3 of these risk
factors
are present
Grundy SM et al. Circulation 2005 http://www.circulationaha.org