Table 1 The International Diabetes Federation Definition of Metabolic Syndrome

From: A review of clinical effects associated with metabolic syndrome and exercise in prostate cancer patients

Central obesity (defined as waist circumference with ethnicity-specific values) plus any two of the following four factors:

Waist circumference (white males)

⩾94 cm

Elevated fasting plasma glucose

⩾100 mg dl−1, or previously diagnosed type 2 diabetes

Reduced HDL cholesterol

<40 mg dl−1, or specific treatment for this lipid abnormality

Elevated blood pressure

Systolic⩾130 or diastolic⩾85 mm Hg, or treatment of previously diagnosed hypertension

Elevated triglycerides

⩾150 mg dl−1, or specific treatment for this lipid abnormality

  1. Abbreviation: HDL, high-density lipoprotein.
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