From: Associations between smoking, components of metabolic syndrome and lipoprotein particle size
Criteria | Details |
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Raised blood pressure | Systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥130 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≥85 mmHg or use of blood pressure-lowering medication |
Elevated glucose level | Fasting blood glucose ≥5.6 mmol/l or use of blood glucose-lowering medication or diagnosis of type 2 diabetes |
Decreased high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol | <1.03 mmol/l in men or <1.30 mmol/l in women or lipid-lowering medical treatment |
Elevated triglycerides | ≥1.70 mmol/l or medication for elevated triglycerides |
Abdominal obesity (increased waist circumference) | ≥102 cm in men or ≥88 cm in women |