Table 1

Diagnostic Criteria for the Metabolic Syndrome [10,15]

Abdominal obesity (waist circumference >102 cm [40 in] in men, >88 cm [35 in] in women)
Hypertriglyceridemia (>/= 150 mg/dL)
Low HDL-C (< 40 mg/dL in men, <50 mg/dL in women)
High blood pressure (>/= 130/85 mm Hg)
High fasting glucose (IGT [blood sugar >/= 110 mg/dL and <126 mg/dL] without diabetes)

Tenenbaum et al. Cardiovascular Diabetology 2003 2:4   doi:10.1186/1475-2840-2-4