Not exact matches
A person meets the criteria of the metabolic syndrome if they have three or more of the following metabolic abnormalities: blood pressure at 130/85 mm Hg or
above; fasting glucose of 100 mg / dL or higher;
waist circumference 40 inches or more in men and 35 inches in women; triglyceride levels at 150 mg / dL or more, and high - density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL - C) greater than 40 mg / dL in men and 50 in women.
If you have no known risk factors, keep your BMI below 25, LDL cholesterol at 130 or below, HDL at 50 or
above, total cholesterol at 200 or below, triglycerides at 150 or below, and your
waist circumference smaller than 35 inches.
It is calculated by measuring the
circumference of the
waist, usually just
above the belly button, and dividing by the
circumference of the hip at its widest part.
So you can probably stick to the same formula mentioned
above, but keep in mind this caveat: That same study showed that while fat mass and
waist circumference decrease when you do a combo of the two techniques or just aerobic activity.