AMPK as Target for Intervention in Childhood and Adolescent Obesity

Table 1

Metabolic Syndrome criteria according to International Diabetes Federation/American Heart Association/National Institutes of Health, Heart, Lung, Blood Institute, 2009.

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IDF/AHA/NHLBI 2009¹⁴

Three of the following:

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(i) Abdominal Obesity:

Elevated waist circumference according to a population and country-specific definition.

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(ii) Lipid Profile:

Triglycerides ≥150 mg/dL or treatment for elevated triglycerides.

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(iii) Lipid Profile:

HDL-c <40 mg/dL in men or <50 mg/dL in women.

Or treatment for reduced HDL-c.

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(iv) Blood Pressure:

≥130 mmHg on Systolic Pressure.

Or ≥85 mmHg on Diastolic Pressure.

Or on anti-hypertensive drug treatment in a patient with a history of HTA.

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(v) Glycemia:

Fasting glucose ≥100 mg/dL.

Or on drug treatment for elevated glucose.

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