- skinfold thickness > 0,7 cm BP> 130/85 mm Hg or a patient on antihypertensive medications fasting blood glucose > 6.1 mmole/L, or 2-hour postprandial glucose level > 11.1 mmole/L / or a patient with type 2 diabetes blood cholesterol > 5.6 mmole/L possibility of treatment > 6 months follow-up > 1 year