Table 1. MeTS* criteria according to the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP ATP3, 2005).
A waist circumference of greater than 102 cm Triglyceride level higher than 150 mg/dL, or receiving treatment for hypertriglyceridemia HDL-cholesterol of less than 40 mg/dL Systolic blood pressure higher than 130 mm Hg, or diastolic blood pressure higher than 85 mm Hg, or receiving antihypertensive treatment Fasting glucose level greater than 100 mg/dL, or receiving treatment for hyperglycemia
*MeTS, metabolic syndrome