Table 3. The modified WHO and NCEP definitions of the metabolic syndrome in men*.

Modified WHO definition

   NCEP definition
  • Hyperinsulinemia (upper quartile of the non-diabetic population) or fasting plasma glucose 7.0 mmol·l-1
                                   AND
    At least two of the following:
  • Abdominal obesity
  • Dyslipidemia (serum triglycerides 1.70 mmol·l-1or HDL cholesterol <0.90 mmol·l-1)
  • Hypertension (blood pressure 140/90 mmHg or          medication)

Abdominal obesity

  • Definition 1 - MSy-WHO WHR
    WHR >0.90 or body mass index 30 kg·m-2
  • Definition 2 - MSy-WHO Waist
    Waist girth 94 cm

                At least three of the following:

  • Fasting plasma glucose 6.1 mmol·l-1
  • Abdominal obesity
  • Serum triglycerides 1.70 mmol·l-1
  • Serum HDL cholesterol <1.0 mmol·l-1
  • Blood pressure 130/85 mmHg or medication

  


Abdominal obesity

  •  Definition 1 - MSy- NCEP 102
    Waist girth >102 cm
  •  Definition 2 - MSy- NCEP 94
    Waist girth >94 cm
* WHO, World Health Organization; NCEP, National Cholesterol Education Program. HDL, high-density lipoprotein; MSy, metabolic syndrome; WHO WHR, WHO definition with waist-hip ratio > 0.90 or body mass index 30 kg·m-2; WHO Waist, WHO definition with waist 94 cm; NCEP 102, NCEP definition with waist girth > 102 cm; NCEP 94, NCEP definition with waist > 94 cm.