Clinical considerations in the management of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis cirrhosis pre- and post-transplant: A multi-system challenge

Table 1 Metabolic syndrome criteria

Metabolic syndrome criteria
Characteristic	Description
Waist circumference	≥ 88 cm in females
	≥ 102 cm in males
Triglycerides	≥ 150 mg/dL
	On drug treatment for elevated triglycerides
HDL	≤ 40 mg/dL for men
	≤ 50 mg/dL for women
	On drug treatment for low HDL
Hypertension	Systolic blood pressure ≥ 130 mmHg
	Diastolic blood pressure ≥ 85 mmHg
	On anti-hypertensive drug treatment for history of hypertension
Diabetes	Elevated fasting glucose ≥ 100 mg/dL
	On drug treatment for elevated glucose

Patients must exhibit 3 of the 5 components to have the diagnosis with metabolic syndrome. Based on consensus statement from International Diabetes Federation Task Force on Epidemiology and Prevention; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; American Heart Association; World Heart Federation; International Atherosclerosis Society; and International Association for the Study of Obesity[182]. HDL: High-density lipoprotein.