men and women 30-55 years with BMI 30-40 and waist 95 cm or more 
normal OGTT 
normal treadmill stress test 
plus 2 of 4: 
1. low serum levels of HDL cholesterol (<40 mg⁄dL for men or < 50 mg ⁄dL for women); 
2. hypertriglyceridemia (triglyceride levels of 150 mg⁄dL or greater); 
3. impaired glucose homeostasis (fasting plasma glucose concentration of 110 mg⁄dL or greater or glucose of 140 mg⁄dL or greater after OGTT or 
4. hypertension (systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg or treatment with antihypertensive drugs). 

NCT00943865_inc_T1
Person
men
NCT00943865_inc_T2
Person
women
NCT00943865_inc_T3
Value
30-55 years
NCT00943865_inc_T4
Measurement
BMI
NCT00943865_inc_T5
Value
30-40
NCT00943865_inc_T6
Measurement
waist
NCT00943865_inc_T7
Value
95 cm or more
NCT00943865_inc_T8
Person
30-55 years
NCT00943865_inc_T9
Measurement
OGTT
NCT00943865_inc_T10
Value
normal
NCT00943865_inc_T11
Measurement
treadmill stress test
NCT00943865_inc_T12
Value
normal
NCT00943865_inc_T13
Multiplier
2 of 4
NCT00943865_inc_T16
Measurement
serum levels of HDL cholesterol
NCT00943865_inc_T17
Value
low
NCT00943865_inc_T18
Value
<40 mg⁄dL
NCT00943865_inc_T19
Value
< 50 mg ⁄dL
NCT00943865_inc_T20
Person
men
NCT00943865_inc_T21
Person
women
NCT00943865_inc_T22
Scope
<40 mg⁄dL for men or < 50 mg ⁄dL for women
NCT00943865_inc_T23
Condition
hypertriglyceridemia
NCT00943865_inc_T24
Measurement
triglyceride levels
NCT00943865_inc_T25
Value
150 mg⁄dL or greater
NCT00943865_inc_T26
Scope
triglyceride levels of 150 mg⁄dL or greater
NCT00943865_inc_T27
Condition
impaired glucose homeostasis
NCT00943865_inc_T28
Measurement
fasting plasma glucose concentration
NCT00943865_inc_T29
Value
110 mg⁄dL or greater
NCT00943865_inc_T30
Measurement
glucose
NCT00943865_inc_T31
Value
140 mg⁄dL or greater
NCT00943865_inc_T32
Procedure
OGTT
NCT00943865_inc_T33
Temporal
after OGTT
NCT00943865_inc_T34
Reference_point
OGTT
NCT00943865_inc_T35
Scope
fasting plasma glucose concentration of 110 mg⁄dL or greater or glucose of 140 mg⁄dL or greater after OGTT
NCT00943865_inc_T36
Qualifier
after OGTT
NCT00943865_inc_T37
Condition
hypertension
NCT00943865_inc_T38
Measurement
systolic blood pressure
NCT00943865_inc_T39
Value
≥ 140
NCT00943865_inc_T40
Measurement
diastolic blood pressure
NCT00943865_inc_T41
Value
≥90 mmHg
NCT00943865_inc_T42
Procedure
treatment
NCT00943865_inc_T43
Drug
antihypertensive drugs
NCT00943865_inc_T44
Scope
systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg or treatment with antihypertensive drugs