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Table 2 Cardiovascular dysmetabolic syndrome

From: Clinical significance of cardiovascular dysmetabolic syndrome

Dyslipidemia (D)

 

Fasting triglycerides > 140 mg/dl, or

High-density lipoprotein cholesterol < 40 mg/dl, or

Low-density lipoprotein particle size < 260 Å

Insulin resistance (R)

 

Fasting plasma glucose ≥ 110 mg/dl, or

Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Obesity (O)

 

Body mass index > 25 kg/m2, or

Waist-hip ratio > 0.85, or

Waist > 100 cm

High blood pressure (P)

 

Systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg, or

Diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mm Hg