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What is metabolic syndrome and how is it linked to heart disease?

Bangalore Diabetes Centre & Diagnostic Lab

Kalyan nagar, Bengaluru Feb 9, 2017

1 min

Metabolic syndrome is a grouping of traits and medical conditions that puts people at risk for both heart disease and type 2 diabetes. It is defined by the National Cholesterol Education Program as having any three of the following five traits and medical conditions:

Traits and Medical Conditions	Definition
Elevated waist circumference	Waist measurement of 40 inches or more in men 35 inches or more in women
Elevated levels of triglycerides	150 mg/dL or higher or Taking medication for elevated triglyceride levels
Low levels of HDL (good) cholesterol	Below 40 mg/dL in men Below 50 mg/dL in women or Taking medication for low HDL cholesterol levels
Elevated blood pressure levels	130 mm Hg or higher for systolic blood pressure or 85 mm Hg or higher for diastolic blood pressure or Taking medication for elevated blood pressure levels
Elevated fasting blood glucose levels	100 mg/dL or higher or Taking medication for elevated blood glucose levels

Source: Grundy SM, et al. Diagnosis and Management of the Metabolic Syndrome: An American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Scientific Statement. Circulation. 2005;112:2735–2752.
Note: Other definitions of similar conditions have been developed by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, the International Diabetes Federation, and the World Health Organization.

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