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Calculate Idf metabolic syndrome criteria | CMS & Clinical Guidelines

CLINICAL REFERENCE

CLINICAL INSIGHT

When to Use

Identifying individuals at high risk for cardiovascular disease and Type 2 Diabetes.
Evaluating cardiometabolic health in patients with obesity.
Counselling patients on the aggregate risk of clustered metabolic risk factors.

CLINICAL INSIGHT

How it Works

Mandatory: Central Obesity

Defined as waist circumference ≥ 94cm for men and ≥ 80cm for women (Europid ranges), or ethnicity-specific values.

Plus 2 of the following:

Raised Triglycerides (≥ 150 mg/dL or treatment).
Reduced HDL Cholesterol (< 40 mg/dL in men, < 50 mg/dL in women).
Raised Blood Pressure (SBP ≥ 130 or DBP ≥ 85 mmHg or treatment).
Raised Fasting Glucose (≥ 100 mg/dL or Type 2 Diabetes).

CLINICAL INSIGHT

Practical Pearls

Comparison to NCEP/ATPIII

The IDF criteria (2006) differ from the older NCEP/ATPIII definition by making central obesity a mandatory requirement, whereas NCEP allows any 3 of 5 criteria. Consequently, IDF may be more sensitive for detecting metabolic risk in lean individuals with visceral fat.

Management Priority

Weight loss and increased physical activity are the primary therapeutic targets. Managing individual components (BP, Lipids) is secondary to reversing the underlying insulin resistance and visceral obesity.

CLINICAL INSIGHT

Evidence Base

Primary Source

The metabolic syndrome--a new worldwide definition.

Alberti KG, Zimmet P, et al.Lancet2005

When to Use

When to Use

How it Works

Mandatory: Central Obesity

Plus 2 of the following:

Practical Pearls

Comparison to NCEP/ATPIII

Management Priority

Evidence Base

Primary Source

IDF Metabolic Syndrome Criteria

Criteria Not Met

When to Use

When to Use

How it Works

Mandatory: Central Obesity

Plus 2 of the following:

Practical Pearls

Comparison to NCEP/ATPIII

Management Priority

Evidence Base

Primary Source

IDF Metabolic Syndrome Criteria

Criteria Not Met

Clinical Evidence and Methodology

When to Use

When to Use

How it Works

Mandatory: Central Obesity

Plus 2 of the following:

Practical Pearls

Comparison to NCEP/ATPIII

Management Priority

Evidence Base

Primary Source

IDF Metabolic Syndrome Criteria

Criteria Not Met

Clinical Evidence and Methodology

When to Use

When to Use

How it Works

Mandatory: Central Obesity

Plus 2 of the following:

Practical Pearls

Comparison to NCEP/ATPIII

Management Priority

Evidence Base

Primary Source

IDF Metabolic Syndrome Criteria

Criteria Not Met