Table 2. Definitions of metabolic syndrome according to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Diabetes Federation (IDF)

Criterion	WHO definition [107]^#	IDF definition [108]^¶
Blood glucose	≥1.1 g·L⁻¹ or impaired glucose tolerance or specific treatment	≥1 g·L⁻¹ or specific treatment
Plasma triglycerides	≥1.5 g·L⁻¹	≥1.5 g·L⁻¹
HDL cholesterol	<0.35 g·L⁻¹ for males and <0.39 g·L⁻¹ for females or specific treatment	<0.4 g·L⁻¹ for males and <0.5 g·L⁻¹ for females or specific treatment
Abdominal (central) obesity	Waist circumference/hip circumference ratio >0.9 for males and >0.85 for females and/or BMI >30 kg·m^-2	Waist circumference ≥94 cm for males and ≥80 cm for females for Europids
Blood pressure	SBP ≥140 mmHg or DBP ≥90 mmHg or antihypertensive treatment	SBP >130 mmHg or DBP >85 mmHg or antihypertensive treatment
Urinary albumin excretion rate	≥20 μg·min⁻¹ or ≥30 mg·g⁻¹ creatinine

HDL: high-density lipoprotein; BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure. ^#: diabetes with two other criteria; ^¶: abdominal obesity with two other criteria.