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Table 1 Diagnosis criteria of metabolic syndrome used in the current study

From: Temporal trends in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome among middle-aged and elderly adults from 2011 to 2015 in China: the China health and retirement longitudinal study (CHARLS)

 

ATP III criteria

IDF criteria

Revised ATP III criteria

CDS criteria

To be identified as MetS

Any three or more of the following five components

Central obesity plus any two other factors

Any three or more of the following five components

Any three or more of the following five components

Central obesity (waist circumference)

 Men

>102 cm

90 cm for Chinese men

90 cm for Asian men

90 cm

 Women

>88 cm

80 cm for Chinese women

80 cm for Asian women

85 cm

 Elevated TG

1.70 mmol/L (150 mg/dL)

1.70 mmol/L (150 mg/dL) mg/dL or specific treatment for this lipid abnormality

1.70 mmol/L (150 mg/dL) or drug treatment for elevated TG

1.70 mmol/L(150 mg/dL)

Low HDL-C

 Men

<1.04 mmol/L (40 mg/dL)

<1.04 mmol/L (40 mg/dL) in males or specific treatment for this lipid abnormality

<1.04 mmol/L (40 mg/dL) in men or drug treatment for reduced HDL-C

<1.04 mmol/L(40 mg/dL)

 Women

<1.29 mmol/L (50 mg/dL)

<1.29 mmol/L (50 mg/dL) in females or specific treatment for this lipid abnormality

<1.29 mmol/L (50 mg/dL) in women or drug treatment for reduced HDL-C

<1.04 mmol/L(40 mg/dL)

 Elevated BP

130/85 mmHg

SBP 130 or DBP 85 mmHg, or treatment of previously diagnosed hypertension

130 mmHg SBP or 85 mmHg DBP or on antihypertensive drug treatment in a patient with a history of hypertension

SBP 130 or DBP 85 mmHg, previously diagnosed hypertension

 Elevated FPG

6.1 mmol/L (110 mg/dL)

5.6 mmol/L (100 mg/dL), or previously diagnosed type 2 diabetes

5.6 mmol/L (100 mg/dL) or drug treatment for elevated glucose

6.1 mmol/L, 2 h plasma glucose 7.8 mmol/L, or previously diagnosed diabetes

  1. Abbreviations: MetS metabolic syndrome, TG triglycerides, HDL-C high-density lipid cholesterol, BP blood pressure, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, FPG fasting plasma glucose