Metabolic syndrome and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in liver surgery: The new scourges?

Table 1 Diagnostic criteria of the metabolic syndrome

Criteria	Consensual criteria definition1	Other non-consensual criteria
Central obesity	Abdominal waist2	Different cutoff values of BMI ≥ 28 or ≥ 28.8 or ≥ 30 kg/m2
	> 102 cm (United States) or 94 cm (Europe) in men
	> 88 cm (United States) or 80 cm (Europe) in women
Dyslipidemia	Triglycerides ≥ 150 mg/dL (1.7 mmol/L)	Statin or fenofibrate medication3
	HDL cholesterol
	< 40 mg/dL (1.03 mmol/L) in men
	< 50 mg/dL (1.29 mmol/L) in women
Hypertension	Blood pressure > 135/85 mmHg	Any antihypertensive therapy3
Glucose intolerance	Hyperglycemia	Any diabetes Any antidiabetic therapy (oral or insulin)
	Fasting glucose ≥ 110 mg/dL,
	or type II diabetes

¹Diagnosis of metabolic syndrome (MS) requires at least 3 out of 5 criteria;

²Other cut off values have been established for Asians and Latin Americans;

³These treatments can be taken in account for the diagnosis of MS unless if given in preemptive purpose.