Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease - the heart of the matter

Table 1 Definitions of the metabolic syndrome

	NCEP ATP III	IDF
Absolutely required	None	Central obesity (waist circumference) ≥ 94 cm in males or ≥ 80 cm in females European origin > 90 cm (men), ≥ 80 cm in females
Criteria	Any three of the five criteria below	Central obesity plus two of the four criteria below
Obesity	Waist circumference > 40 inches in males, or > 35 inches in females
Hyperglycemia	Fasting glucose ≥ 100 mg/dL or treated for DM	Fasting glucose ≥ 100 mg/dL
Dyslipidemia	TG ≥ 150 mg/dL or treated for dyslipidemia	TG ≥ 150 mg/dL or treated for dyslipidemia
	Or	Or
	HDL cholesterol < 40 mg/dL in males, or < 50 mg/dL in females or under treatment	HDL cholesterol < 40 mg/dL in males, or < 50 mg/dL in females or under treatment
Hypertension	> 130 mmHg systolic or > 85 mmHg diastolic or treated for HTN	> 130 mmHg systolic or > 85 mmHg diastolic or treated for HTN

NCEP ATP III: National cholesterol and education program-adult treatment panel III; IDF: International diabetes federation; TG: Triglycerides; HDL: High density lipoprotein; HTN: Hypertension.