Review Article
The Emerging Epidemic of Obesity, Diabetes, and the Metabolic Syndrome in China
Table 3
NCEP ATP III diagnostic criteria for metabolic syndrome [
7–
9].
| Criteria | Category |
| Elevated fasting glucose | ≥110 mg/dL or use of antidiabetic medications± | Elevated triglycerides | ≥150 mg/dL | Reduced HDLC | <40 mg/dL in men<50 mg/dL in women | Elevated blood pressure | ≥130 mm Hg or ≥85 mm Hg DBP or use of antihypertensive medication | Elevated waist circumference | >102 cm in men>88 cm in women |
| WHO modified Asian waist circumference criteria [10] |
| Elevated waist circumference | >90 cm in men>80 cm in women |
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±WHO classifies fasting blood glucose >100 mg/dL as elevated. Adapted from [11–13].
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