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Table 1 Diagnostic criteria for metabolic syndrome

Organization, Year	WHO, 1988	NCEP/ATP III, 2001	Modified NCEP/ATP III for Asians, 2004	IDF, 2006
Criteria	Glucose intolerance, IGT, diabetes mellitus, or insulin resistance together with two or more of the following:	Three or more of thefollowing:	Three or more of thefollowing:	Central obesity as defined by ethnicity/race, specific WC, but can be assumed if BMI > 30 kg/m2 and with two or more of the following:
	BP: ≥ 140/90 mmHg	FPG: ≥ 110 mg/dL1 or on treatment for DM	FPG: ≥ 110 mg/dL1 or on treatment for DM	FPG: ≥ 100 mg/dL or on treatment for DM
	Abdominal obesity: WHR > 0.9 and > 0.85 for men and women, respectively, and/orBMI: > 30 kg/m2	BP: ≥ 130/85 mmHg	BP: ≥ 130/85 mmHg	BP: ≥ 130/85 mmHg or on treatment
	Triglycerides: ≥ 150 mg/dL or onTreatment	Triglycerides: ≥ 150 mg/dL or on treatment	Triglycerides: ≥ 150 mg/dL or on treatment	Triglycerides: ≥ 150 mg/dL or on treatment
	HDL-C: < 35 mg/dL for men and < 39 mg/dL for women	HDL-C: < 40 mg/dL for men and < 50 mg/dL for women	HDL-C: < 40 mg/dL for men and < 50 mg/dL for women	HDL-C: < 40 mg/dL for men and < 50 mg/dL for women or on treatment
	Urine albumin excretion rate: ≥ 2 0 μg/min or urine albumin to creatinine ratio: ≥3 0 mg/g	WC: ≥ 102 cm for men and ≥ 88 cm for women	WC: ≥ 90 cm for men and ≥ 80 cm for women

¹FPG ≥ 100 mg/dL modified in 2004 according to the International Diabetes Federation definition of impaired fasting glucose. The 2001 definition of National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III identified fasting plasma glucose ≥ 110 mg/dL as elevated. BMI: Body mass index; FPG: Fasting plasma glucose; IFG: Impaired fasting glucose; IGT: Impaired glucose tolerance; IR: Insulin resistance; IDF: International Diabetes Federation, NCEP/ATP III: National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III; WC: Waist circumference; WHR: Waist-to-hip ratio; WHO: World Health Organization.