The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) performance specifications for methods that measure triglycerides, HDL-cholesterol, and LDL-cholesterol have been evaluated by deriving operating specifications from the NCEP analytical total error requirements and the clinical requirements for interpretation of the tests. We determined the maximum imprecision and inaccuracy that would be allowa...

UNLABELLED The aim of study was to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) ATPIII Criteria, International Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organization (WHO) definitions were used in quantifying the metabolic syndrome and also the concordance between these three criteria's used fo...

BACKGROUND The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) recently proposed a simple definition for metabolic syndrome. Information on the prospective association of this definition for coronary heart disease (CHD) and type 2 diabetes is currently limited. METHODS AND RESULTS We used a modified NCEP definition with body mass index in place of waist circumference. Baseline assessments in th...

Insulin resistance syndrome was first described by Reaven [1] as the concomitant presence of abdominal adiposity, dyslipidemia, hypertension and insulin resistance or type 2 diabetes mellitus and described this syndrome complex as syndrome X. Although researchers coined different terms to this syndrome complex [2,3], the term metabolic syndrome (MS) was coined by Adult Treatment Panel III -Nati...

AIMS To clarify predictive values of C-reactive protein (CRP) and high-molecular-weight (HMW) adiponectin for development of metabolic syndrome. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We conducted a prospective cohort study of Japanese workers who had participated in an annual health checkup in 2007 and 2011. A total of 750 subjects (558 men and 192 women, age 46±8 years) who had not met the criteria of...

BACKGROUND Along with the established effects of opium on metabolic parameters, stimulatory or inhibitory effects of opium on metabolic syndrome are also predictable. This study aimed to examine the association of opium use with metabolic syndrome and its components. METHODS This study was conducted on 5332 out of 5900 original sample participants enrolled in a population-based cohort entitle...

BACKGROUND The prognostic impact of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in the hypertensive population at low-medium risk is unknown. In this study, we evaluated the prognostic relevance of MetS in hypertensive patients at low-medium risk. METHODS The occurrence of nonfatal and fatal cardiac and cerebrovascular events was evaluated in 802 patients with mild to moderate essential hypertension at low-med...

Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality are common in peritoneal dialysis patients. Metabolic syndrome (MES) is a medical condition with a clustering of major risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. In this review article, the various diagnostic criteria used in MES are discussed. It is proposed to use a modified National Cholesterol Education Programme Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP ATP III)...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to investigate the utility of the new National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) III guidelines in a group of young adults. BACKGROUND These guidelines have been hailed as an improvement in their potential to identify individuals at risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) complications. Compared with the NCEP II, the new guidelines will increase the n...