Metabolic syndrome is the presence of >= 3 metabolic health factors that increase a client's risk for stroke, diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease.
Criteria include:
- Abdominal obesity: Waist circumference (240 inches [102 cm) in men, >= 35 | inches [89 cm] in women)
- High serum triglycerides > 150mg / d * L 1.7 mmol/L) or hypertriglyceridemia drug treatment
- Low levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (< 40mg / d * L | 1.0 mmol/L] in men, < 50mg / d * L [1.3 mmol] in women)
- Hypertension >= 130/85 mm Hg or hypertension drug treatment
- Fasting blood glucose >= 100mg / d * L 5.6 mmol/L) or hyperglycemia drug treatment
The 55-year-old woman (waist circumference 37 inches [94 cm), triglycerides 190 mg/dL [2.2 mmol/L], fasting blood glucose 120 mg/dL [6.7 mmol/L]) is at highest risk for metabolic syndrome with 3 of 5 criteria (obesity, high triglycerides, hyperglycemia) (Option 3).
(Option 1) The 27-year-old woman (triglycerides 210 mg/dL [2.4 mmol/L]) has only 1 metabolic syndrome-associated condition (hypertriglyceridemia). (Option 2) The 45-year-old man (fasting blood glucose 118 mg/dL [6.6 mmol/L]) has only 1 metabolic syndrome-associated condition (hyperglycemia).
(Option 4) The 82-year-old man (blood pressure 148/88 mm Hg, fasting blood glucose 104 mg/dL [5.8 mmol/L]) has only 2 metabolic syndrome-associated conditions (hypertension, hyperglycemia). His HDL is within normal limits.
Educational objective: Clients with metabolic syndrome are at increased risk for stroke, diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease. Criteria for metabolic syndrome include at least 3 of 5 conditions: abdominal obesity, hyperglycemia, low levels of high-density lipoprotein, high serum triglycerides, and hypertension.
Metabolic syndrome is the presence of >= 3 metabolic health factors that increase a client's risk for stroke, diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease.
Criteria include:
- Abdominal obesity: Waist circumference (240 inches [102 cm) in men, >= 35 | inches [89 cm] in women)
- High serum triglycerides > 150mg / d * L 1.7 mmol/L) or hypertriglyceridemia drug treatment
- Low levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (< 40mg / d * L | 1.0 mmol/L] in men, < 50mg / d * L [1.3 mmol] in women)
- Hypertension >= 130/85 mm Hg or hypertension drug treatment
- Fasting blood glucose >= 100mg / d * L 5.6 mmol/L) or hyperglycemia drug treatment
The 55-year-old woman (waist circumference 37 inches [94 cm), triglycerides 190 mg/dL [2.2 mmol/L], fasting blood glucose 120 mg/dL [6.7 mmol/L]) is at highest risk for metabolic syndrome with 3 of 5 criteria (obesity, high triglycerides, hyperglycemia) (Option 3).
(Option 1) The 27-year-old woman (triglycerides 210 mg/dL [2.4 mmol/L]) has only 1 metabolic syndrome-associated condition (hypertriglyceridemia). (Option 2) The 45-year-old man (fasting blood glucose 118 mg/dL [6.6 mmol/L]) has only 1 metabolic syndrome-associated condition (hyperglycemia).
(Option 4) The 82-year-old man (blood pressure 148/88 mm Hg, fasting blood glucose 104 mg/dL [5.8 mmol/L]) has only 2 metabolic syndrome-associated conditions (hypertension, hyperglycemia). His HDL is within normal limits.
Educational objective: Clients with metabolic syndrome are at increased risk for stroke, diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease. Criteria for metabolic syndrome include at least 3 of 5 conditions: abdominal obesity, hyperglycemia, low levels of high-density lipoprotein, high serum triglycerides, and hypertension.
