Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome Components in an Urban Mexican Sample: Comparison between Two Classifications

Table 1

Criteria for Clinical diagnosis of the metabolic syndrome by the IDF and AHA/NHLBI definitions.

The IDF definition	The AHA/NHLBI definition
Central obesity: defined as waist circumference
≥90 cm for Asian men and ≥80 cm for Asian woman
plus any two of the following four criteria	Three or more of the following
	Central obesity: defined as waist circumference
	≥102 cm for men and ≥88 for woman
Raised fasting plasma glucose (FPG): ≥100 mg/dL,	Raised fasting plasma glucose (FPG): ≥100 mg/dL
or previously diagnosed type 2 diabetes	or previously diagnosed type 2 diabetes
Raised triglycerides ≥150 mg/dL,	Raised triglycerides ≥150 mg/dL
or specific treatment for this lipid abnormality	or specific treatment for this lipid abnormality
Reduced HDL cholesterol:	Reduced HDL cholesterol:
<40 mg/dL in males and <50 mg/dL in females	<40 mg/dL in males and <50 mg/dL in females
Elevated blood pressure ≥130/≥85 mm Hg, or	Elevated blood pressure ≥130/≥85 mm Hg, or
previous medical diagnosis of hypertension	previous medical diagnosis of hypertension