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Table 1 ATPIII, Updated ATP III, and IDF definitions of metabolic syndrome [2-4]

From: Metabolic syndrome in Thai schizophrenic patients: a naturalistic one-year follow-up study

 

ATP III (2000)

Updated ATP III (2004)

IDF (2005)

Elevated waist circumference

Male ≥ 102 cm;

Female ≥ 88 cm

Male ≥ 102 cm;

Female ≥ 88 cm

for Caucasians

  

Male ≥ 90 cm;

Female ≥ 80 cm for Asian Americans

Male ≥ 90 cm;

Female ≥ 80 cm

for South Asians/Chinese

Elevated triglycerides

≥150 mg/dL

≥150 mg/dL or receiving drug treatment

Decreased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol

Male <40 mg/dL;

Female <50 mg/dL

Male <40 mg/dL; Female <50 mg/dL or receiving drug treatment

Elevated blood pressure

≥130/≥85 mm Hg

≥130/≥85 mm Hg or receiving drug treatment

Elevated fasting plasma glucose

≥110 mg/dL

≥100 mg/dL or receiving drug treatment