Abdominal obesity | Waist in Male >40 or Female >35 Waist in Male <=40 or Female <=35 |
Triglycerides | >=150 mg/dL on triglyceride lowering medication <150 mg/dL |
HDL cholesterol | Male <40 mg/dL or Female <50 mg/dL on HDL improving medication Male >=40 mg/dL or Female >=50 mg/dL |
Blood pressure | >=130/>=85 mmHg on anti-hypertensive medication <130/<85 mmHg |
Fasting glucose | >=100 mg/dL on glucose lowering medication <100 mg/dL |
Metabolic syndrome clinical criteria, proposed by the American Heart Association and the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, requires that >=3 of these 5 items be present to make this diagnosis.
The 5 items include:
Reference:
Grundy SM, Cleeman JI, Daniels SR, et al. American Heart Association; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Diagnosis and management of the metabolic syndrome: an American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Scientific Statement. Circulation. 2005;112(17):2735-52.