Parameter | Cut-offs |
---|---|
Blood pressure | SBP ≥130 mmHg or DBP ≥85 mmHg |
or use of antihypertensive medicationa | |
Triglycerides | ≥150 mg/dl |
or use of lipid-lowering medicationa | |
HDL cholesterol | Men < 40 mg/dl (1.0 mmol/l) |
Women < 50 mg/dl (1.2 mmol/l) | |
Total cholesterol | > 200 mg/dl (5.2 mmol/l) |
or use of cholesterol-lowering medicationa | |
Glucose | Glucose > 100 mg/dl (> 5.55 mmol/l) or diabetes mellitus type 2 |
Metabolically healthy (without metabolic syndrome) | 0–1 of the above cut-offs |
Metabolically unhealthy (with metabolic syndrome) | ≥2 of the above cut-offs |