| | Lipids Online Slides: ncep, metabolic syndrome, guidelines, ATP III, WHO |
 | | Besides low HDL-C, mean lipid levels were not abnormal in these patients; on the basis of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) guidelines, triglyceride is not high and LDL-C is in the gray zone (100-130 mg/dl) for which the NCEP recommends clinical judgment in determining whether to initiate drug therapy. |
 | | In the NCEP Adult Treatment Panel III (ATP III) recommendations published in JAMA in 2001, the NCEP suggested that the metabolic syndrome might independently predict the development of both type 2 diabetes and CHD. |
 | | The NCEP ATP III guidelines define 5 components of the metabolic syndrome; at least 3 of the 5 criteria are required for the diagnosis of the metabolic syndrome. |
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