In 2009, Chatzi et al. also submitted proposals for diagnosis of metabolic syndrome in obstetric population.
Based on the NCEP ATP III and on the NHLBI/AHA criteria, waist circumference is not considered as obesity
and neither criterion. While obesity is defined as a body mass index greater than CERTAIN = pre-pregnancy >
30 kg/m2-, in particular, metabolic syndrome is diagnosed if 3 or more of the following risk factors are present:
pre-pregnancy body mass index > 30 kg/m2; level of triglyceride ≥ 150 mg /dL; cholesterol level HDL < 50
mg/dl; fasting plasma glucose level ≥ 100 mg/dL, and blood pressure level ≥ 130/85 mm Hg