Metabolic syndrome in the development and progression of prostate cancer

Table 1 Joint criteria for clinical diagnosis of the metabolic syndrome¹

Component	Threshold
Abdominal obesity	Sex- and population-specific waist circumference based on definitions established by IDF and AHA/NHLBI[8,9]
Dyslipidemias (or pharmacologic treatment)
High triglycerides and/or	≥ 150 mg/dL
Low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol	< 40 mg/dL in males, < 50 mg/dL in females
High blood pressure (or pharmacologic treatment)	Systolic ≥ 130 mm Hg and/or Diastolic ≥ 85 mm Hg
High fasting glucose (or pharmacologic treatment)	≥ 100 mg/dL

¹Must have 3 of the following 5 components. IDF: International Diabetes Federation; AHA/NHLBI: American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.