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Table 1

Threshold levels to define metabolic syndrome [100].

Characteristic	Threshold level
Abdominal obesity
Men	>102 cm (40 inches)^$
Women	>88 cm (35 inches)
Serum HDL
Men	>40 mg/dL
Women	>50 mg/dL
Triglycerides	≥150 mg/dL
Blood pressure	≥130/85 mm Hg
Fasting glucose	≥110 mg/dL

$Abdominal obesity is given as waist circumference.