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Text: Patients who displayed at least 3 of the following 5 risk factors were considered to have MS : (1) a fasting glucose level of 110 mg/dL (6. 11 mmol/L) ; (2) a triglyceride level of 150 mg/dL (1. 70 mmol/L) ; (3) a high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level less than 40 mg/dL (< 1. 04 mmol/L) in men or less than 50 mg/dL (< 1. 30 mmol/L) in women ; (4) a systolic blood pressure of 130 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure of 85 mm Hg ; and (5) a body mass index of 28. 0 kg/m (2).