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

±WHO classifies fasting blood glucose >100 mg/dL as elevated.
Adapted from [11–13].