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Table 1 Criteria for each risk factor

From: Long-term effects of lifestyle on multiple risk factors in male workers

Risk factor

Criteria

Obesity

Body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m2a

Hypertension

Blood pressure ≥ 140/90 mmHgb

or a self-reported history of treatment for hypertension

Dyslipidemia

Triglycerides ≥ 150 mg/dlc

or high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level < 40 mg/dl,

or a self-reported history of treatment for dyslipidemia

Hyperglycemia

Fasting blood glucose ≥ 126 mg/dld

or a self-reported history of treatment for diabetes

  1. aThe Japan Society for the Study of Obesity
  2. bJapanese Society of Hypertension
  3. cJapan Atherosclerosis Society
  4. dJapan Diabetes Society