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Section Type: METHODS

Text: Patients were classified as having MS if they met > / = 3 of the following criteria : (1) triglyceride (TG) level > or = 150 mg/dL ; (2) HDL-C < 40 mg/dL (men) or < 50 mg/dL (women) ; (3) secondary diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus and/or taking antidiabetic medication and/or fasting serum glucose (FSG) level > or = 110 mg/dL ; (4) secondary diagnosis of hypertension and/or taking antihypertensive medication and/or systolic blood pressure (SBP) / diastolic blood pressure (DBP) > or = 130 / > or = 85 mm Hg ; and (5) body mass index (BMI) > or = 30 kg/m (2) (surrogate for waist circumference).