Cardiometabolic diseases in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: An evidence-based review

Table 1 Definitions of metabolic syndrome[22,199]

	NCEP ATP III (2005)[199]	IDF (2005)[22]
Criteria required	Three of five criteria below	Central obesity required plus two other required criteria
Obesity	Waist circumference: > 40 inches (101 cm) in men; > 35 inches (88 cm) in women	Waist circumference based on ethnicity1
Insulin resistance-serum glucose	Fasting serum glucose ≥ 100 mg/dL (≥ 5.6 mmol/L); or medical therapy for hyperglycaemia	Fasting serum glucose ≥ 100 mg/dL (≥ 5.6 mmol/L); or medical therapy for hyperglycaemia
Dyslipidaemia-serum triglycerides	Serum triglyceride level ≥ 150 mg/dL (> 1.7 mmol/L); or medical therapy for dyslipidaemia	Triglyceride level ≥ 150 mg/dL (> 1.7 mmol/L); or medical therapy for dyslipidaemia
Dyslipidaemia-serum HDL-C	Serum HDL-C: < 40 mg/dL (< 1.03 mmol/L) in men; < 50 mg/dL (< 1.29 mmol/L) in women; or medical therapy for dyslipidaemia	Serum HDL-C: < 40 mg/dL (< 1.03 mmol/L) in men; < 50 mg/dL (< 1.29 mmol/L) in women; medical therapy for dyslipidaemia
Hypertension	Systolic blood pressure ≥ 130 mmHg; or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 80 mmHg; or medical therapy for hypertension	Systolic blood pressure ≥ 130 mmHg; or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 80 mmHg; or medical therapy for hypertension

¹See Table 3 for reference details.

NCEP ATP III: National Cholesterol Program Adult Treatment Panel III; IDF: International Diabetes Federation; HDL-C: High density lipoprotein cholesterol.