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Table 1 Comparison of metabolic syndrome definition by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (JMHWL), National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) and Joint Interim Statement (JIS)

From: Significant but weak spousal concordance of metabolic syndrome components in Japanese couples

Item

Unit

JMHLWa

NCEPb

JISc

Step-wise approach

 

Two steps

Single step

Single step

  

The 1st stepd

  

 Waist circumference (WC)

cm

≥85 for men, ≥90 for women

  

 Body mass index (BMI)

kg/m2

BMI ≥ 25 when WC is <85 for men and <90 for women

  
  

The 2nd step

  

 Waist circumference for Asians [16]

  

≥90 for men,

≥80 for women

≥90 for men,

≥80 for women

 Blood pressure (BP)

  Systolic/diastolic

mm Hg

≥130/≥ 85

≥130/≥ 85

≥130/≥ 85

  Triglyceride (TG)

mg/100 ml serum

≥150e

≥150

≥150

  HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C)

mg/100 ml serum

<40e

<40 for men,

<50 for women

<40 for men,

<50 for women

  Fasting plasma glucose (FPG)

mg/100 ml plasma

≥110f

≥110

≥100

  MS classificationg

 

2+/3h for MS, 1/3 for MSRES,

0/3 for NonMS

3+/5 for MS,

2/5 for NonMS

3+/5 for MS,

2/5 for NonMS

  1. Subjects under medication for hyperlipidemia, hyperglycemia or hypertension are taken as if they meet the corresponding criteria
  2. aReference [6]
  3. bReference [2]
  4. cReference [17]
  5. dWaist circumference of ≥ 85 cm for men and ≥ 90 cm for women is an essential criterion
  6. eEither triglyceride or HDL-cholesterol
  7. fHbA1c ≥ 6.0 % (National Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program) in case FPG is not available [7]
  8. g+ or − means ‘and more’ or ‘and less’, respectively, e.g., 2+ indicates two or more
  9. hThree items in the 2nd step