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| Presence of three or more criteria |
Fasting glucose
≥ 110 mg/dL |
Fasting glucose
≥ 110 mg/dL |
Glucose intolerance (ADAcriteria) |
Glucose intolerance (ADAcriteria) |
Fasting glucose
≥ 110 mg/dL |
| WC> 90th percentile (specific for age and sex, NHANES III) |
WC>75th percentile (specific for age and sex, NHANES III) |
WC>90th percentile (specific for age and sex, NHANES III) |
BMI - Z Score ≥ 2 (specific for age and sex) |
WC>90th percentile (specific for sex, NHANES III) |
| TG ≥ 110 mg/dL (specific for age and sex, NCEP) |
TG
≥ 100 mg/dL |
TG ≥ 90th percentile (specific for age and sex, NHANES III) |
TG ≤ 95th percentile (specific for age and sex, ethnicity, NCHS) |
TG ≥ 110 mg/dL (specific for age and sex, NCEP) |
HDL
<40 mg/dL (specific for age, NCEP) |
HDL
< 50 mg/dL |
HDL ≤ 10th percentile (specific for age and sex, NHANES III) |
HDL ≤ 5th percentile (specific for age and sex, ethnicity, NCHS) |
HDL
< 40 mg/dL (specific for age, NCEP) |
| BP ≥ 90th percentile (specific for age, sex and height NHBPEP) [46] |
BP ≥ 90th percentile (specific for age, sex and height NHBPEP)[46] |
BP ≥ 90th percentile (specific for age, sex and height NHBPEP) [46] |
BP ≥ 95th percentile (specific for age, sex and height NHBPEP) [46] |
BP ≥ 90th percentile (specific for age, sex and height NHBPEP) [46] |
WC = waist circumference; NHANES III = Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; TG = triglycerides;