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Section Type: METHODS

Text: Patients were classified as having MetS if they met 3 or more of the following criteria at baseline : triglycerides (TG) > or = 150 mg/dL (1. 69 mmol/L) ; high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) < 40 mg/dL (1. 04 mmol/L) for men or < 50 mg/dL (1. 29 mmol/L) for women ; fasting serum glucose (FSG) > or = 110 mg/dL (> or = 6. 1 mmol/L) ; a diagnosis of hypertension or taking hypertension medication or blood pressure > or = 130 / > or = 85 mmHg ; waist circumference > 88 cm (women) or > 102 cm (men).