The Metabolic Syndrome and Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease: Pathophysiology and Intervention Strategies

Table 2

Measure	Categorical cut points
Elevated waist circumference	Population- and country-specific definitions
Elevated triglycerides or drug treatment for elevated triglycerides	≥150 mg/dL
Reduced HDL-C or drug treatment for reduced HDL-C	<40 mg/dL in men, <50 mg/dL in women
Elevated blood pressure or antihypertensive drug treatment	Systolic ≥130 mmHg and/or diastolic ≥85 mmHg
Elevated fasting glucose or drug treatment of elevated glucose	≥100 mg/dL

Adapted from [22].