Inclusion criteria, based on criteria for diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, arterial hypertension and metabolic syndrome
| Condition | Criteria | |
| Type 2 diabetes mellitus | At least two times a fasting glucose >7.0 mmol/L | |
| Or elevated non-fasting glucose >11.1 mmol/L 2 hours after OGTT | ||
| Or HbA1c ≥48 mmol/mol (≥6.5%) | ||
| Or being actively treated for previously diagnosed type 2 diabetes by a HCP | ||
| Obesity | Body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m² | |
| Or waist circumference: Caucasian: male ≥94 cm, female ≥80 cm South-Asian/Chinese: male ≥90 cm, female ≥80 cm Japanese: male ≥85 cm, female ≥90 cm | ||
| Arterial hypertension | Systolic blood pressure (BP) ≥140 mm Hg and/or diastolic BP ≥90 mm Hg | |
| Or being actively treated for previously diagnosed arterial hypertension by a HCP | ||
| Metabolic syndrome | Central obesity defined with waist circumference (see above) if BMI is ≥30 kg/m², central obesity can be assumed and waist circumference does not need to be measured. | |
| And any two of the following: | ||
| Raised triglycerides | ≥ 150 mg/dL (1.7 mmol/L) or specific treatment for this lipid abnormality | |
| Reduced HDL cholesterol | < 40 mg/dL (1.03 mmol/L) in men < 50 mg/dL (1.29 mmol/L) in women or specific treatment for this lipid abnormality | |
| Raised BP | Systolic BP ≥130 mm Hg or diastolic BP ≥85 mm Hg or treatment of previously diagnosed hypertension | |
| Raised fasting plasma glucose (FPG) | FPG ≥100 mg/dL (5.6 mmol/L) 2 hour OGTT ≥7.8 mmol/L or previously diagnosed type 2 diabetes (if above >5.6 mmol/L or 100 mg/dL, an oral glucose tolerance test is strongly recommended, but is not necessary to define presence of the syndrome) | |
HCP, healthcare provider; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; OGTT, oral glucose tolerance test.