Question 214 · LEK · Metabolic syndrome
The criteria for the metabolic syndrome do not include:
- A. waist circumference >94 cm in men or >80 cm in women.
- B. triglyceride concentration >150 mg/dL or treatment with hypertriglycerides.
- C. concentration of LDL-C > 115 mg/dL or treatment of this form of dyslipidemia.
- D. systolic blood pressure >130 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure >85 mmHg or hypotensive treatment.
- E. fasting glucose concentration >100 mg/dL or pharmacological treatment of diabetes.
Hint
List the five classical components of metabolic syndrome and check which lipid parameters actually appear among them.
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