Table 5 The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and updated National Cholesterol Education Panel (NCEP) definitions of metabolic syndrome.
From: The Reversal Intervention for Metabolic Syndrome (TRIMS) study: rationale, design, and baseline data
| NCEP (2005)[37] |
IDF (2005)[6] ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENT Central obesity Waist circumference >94 cm† (males) >80 cm† (females) |
|---|---|
|
ANY 3 out of the following 5
↓ |
+
ANY 2 out of the following 4
↓ |
|
1) Raised fasting plasma glucose:
≥ 5.6 mmol/l* |
1) Raised fasting plasma glucose:
≥ 5.6 mmol/l |
|
2) Raised triglycerides:**
≥ 1.7 mmol/l and/or 3) Low HDL cholesterol:** < 1.03 (males) < 1.29 (females) |
2) Raised triglycerides:
≥ 1.7 mmol/l (or specific treatment for) and/or 3) Reduced HDL cholesterol < 1.03 (males) < 1.29 (females), (or specific treatment for) |
|
4) Hypertension:**
Blood pressure ≥ 130/85 mmHg |
4) Raised blood pressure:
Blood pressure ≥ 130/85 mmHg (or treatment for previously diagnosed hypertension) |
|
5) Central obesity:
Waist circumference > 102 cm (males) > 88 cm (females) | |
|
Updated from the original NCEP 2001 definition [5]: *previous fasting plasma glucose value (≥6.1 mmol/l) was updated to include a lower value; ** was updated to include drug treatment . | † Waist circumference ethnic-specific for Europid men & women; Waist circumference for South Asians (Chinese, Malay, & Asian Indian): ≥90 cm (males), & ≥80 cm (females). |