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What is the metabolic syndrome?
The metabolic syndrome is characterized by a group of metabolic risk factors in one person. They include:
-Abdominal obesity (excessive fat tissue in and around the abdomen)
-Atherogenic dyslipidemia (blood fat disorders — high triglycerides, low HDL and high LDL)
-Elevated blood pressure
-Insulin resistance or glucose intolerance (the body can’t properly use insulin or blood sugar)
-Prothrombotic state (e.g., high fibrinogen or plasminogen activator inhibitor–1 in the blood)
-Proinflammatory state (e.g., elevated C-reactive protein in the blood)

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The American Heart Association and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute recommend that the metabolic syndrome be identified as the presence of three or more of these components:
-Elevated waist circumference:Men — Equal to or greater than 40 inches (102 cm)Women — Equal to or greater than 35 inches (88 cm)
-Elevated triglycerides:Equal to or greater than 150 mg/dL
-Reduced HDL (“good”) cholesterol:Men — Less than 40 mg/dLWomen — Less than 50 mg/dL
-Elevated blood pressure:Equal to or greater than 130/85 mm Hg
-Elevated fasting glucose:Equal to or greater than 100 mg/dL

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