Table 1

Diagnostic Criteria for Metabolic Syndrome Utilized in this Study



(o) Method*
(m) Method**
(c) Method***
No
Five NCEP criteria†
Categories
Categories
Categories

1
Elevated WAIST
> 102 cm in men
> 88 cm in women
Idem¶
Idem
Idem
Idem
2
Elevated Fasting GLUC
≥ 110 mg/dl
OR use of anti-diabetic medications‡
Idem
Idem
Idem
Idem
3
Elevated TG
≥ 150 mg/dl
Idem
OR antihyperlipidemic treatment‡
If treated with antihyperlipidemics, the original TG was evaluated as TG/(1–15.2/100)‡
≥ 150 mg/dl
4
Reduced HDLC
< 40 mg/dl in men
< 50 mg/dl in women
Idem
Idem
OR antihyperlipidemic treatment‡
If treated with antihyperlipidemics, the original HDLC was evaluated as HDLC/(1+6.1/100)‡
< 40 mg/dl in men
< 50 mg/dl in women
5
Elevated Blood Pressure
≥ 130 mm Hg SBP
OR ≥ 85 mm Hg DBP
OR medication treatment for hypertension‡
Idem
Idem
Idem
If treated with antihypertensives, the original SBP was evaluated as SBP+14.8 mm Hg‡
AND the original DBP was evaluated as DBP+10.5 mm Hg‡
≥ 130 mm Hg SBP
OR ≥ 85 mm Hg DBP

*Original NCEP MetS criteria; **Subjects treated with antihyperlipidemics were considered as passed the corresponding threshold criterion; ***Average effects of many clinical trials were used to impute the original values of treated TG, HDLC, SBP, and DBP. After this correction, categories of MetS were applied. † Any three of the five criteria constituted a diagnosis of MetS; ‡See Methods for details; ¶Identical with the left column category of the same row.

Kraja et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2006 3:41   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-3-41