The Association of Metabolic Syndrome and Urolithiasis

Table 1

Definition of metabolic syndrome.

MetS component	Gender	IDF (2006)	AHA (2004)	NCEP ATP III (2001)	WHO (1999)	EGIR (1999)
Central obesity	Males	BMI > 30 kg/m^2 and WC as per Table 2	WC > 102 cm	WC > 102 cm	WHR > 0.9 or BMI > 30 kg/m^2	WC > 94 cm
	Females	BMI > 30 kg/m^2 and WC as per Table 2	WC > 88 cm	WC > 88 cm	WHR > 0.85 or BMI > 30 kg/m^2	WC > 80 cm
Raised triglycerides (TG)	Both	>150 mg/dL (1.7 mmol/L)	>150 mg/dL (1.7 mmol/L)	>150 mg/dL (1.7 mmol/L)	>1.695 mmol/L	>2.0 mmol/L
Reduced HDL cholesterol (HDL-C)	Males	<40 mg/dL (1.03 mmol/L)	<40 mg/dL (1.03 mmol/L)	<40 mg/dL	<0.9 mmol/L	<1.0 mmol/L
	Females	<50 mg/dL (1.29 mmol/L)	<50 mg/dL (1.29 mmol/L)	<50 mg/dL	<1.0 mmol/L	<1.0 mmol/L
Raised blood pressure (BP)	Both	Sys. > 130 mmHg or dia. > 85 mmHg or in treatment for HT	>130/85 mmHg or in treatment for HT	>130/85 mmHg or in treatment for HT	>140/90 mmHg	>140/90 mmHg or in treatment for HT
Raised fasting plasma glucose (FPG)	Both	>100 mg/dL (5.6 mmol/L)	>100 mg/dL (5.6 mmol/L)	>110 mg/dL (6.1 mmol/L)	—	>6.1 mmol/dL
Other	Both	—	—	—	Microalbuminuria (UAER > 20 g/min or ACR > 30 mg/g)	—

BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; WHR: waist to hip ratio; HT: hypertension; UAER: urinary albumin excretion rate; ACR: albumin to creatinine ratio.