Optimal waist circumference cut-off points and ability of different metabolic syndrome criteria for predicting diabetes in Japanese men and women: Japan Epidemiology Collaboration on Occupational Health Study

Table 1 Diagnostic criteria for metabolic syndrome

Risk factor	JIS	JCCMS
WC	M ≥ 90 Cm W ≥ 80 cm	M ≥ 85 cm W ≥ 90 cm
BP	SBP ≥ 130 and/or DBP ≥ 85 mmHg or on treatment for HPT	SBP ≥ 130 and/or DBP ≥ 85 mmHg or on treatment for HPT
FPG	≥100 mg/dl or diagnosed DM	≥110 mg/dl or diagnosed DM
TG	≥150 mg/dl or Treatment for TG	TG ≥150 mg/dl or treatment for TG or HDL < 40 mg/dl
HDL-C	M < 40 mg/dl, W < 50 mg/dl or treatment for HDL	TG ≥150 mg/dl or treatment for TG or HDL < 40 mg/dl
Criteria	At least 3	WC + 2 or more

WC waist circumference, FPG fasting plasma glucose, TG triglyceride, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, M men, W women, DM diabetes mellitus, HPT hypertension, Modified NCEP-ATP III National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III (2005), JIS the Joint Interim Statement on metabolic syndrome definition (2009), JCCMS Japanese Committee of the Criteria for Metabolic Syndrome (2005)

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