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 ) .
