The combination of overweight, hypertension, type 2 diabetes and high blood fats is called Metabolic Syndrome. It is diagnosed if minimum three of the risk factors from the table below are applicable.
| Risk factor | limit |
| Abdominal girth | men > 102 cm |
| women > 88 cm | |
| Blood pressure | > 130 / 85 mmHg |
| Fasting glucose | > 110 mg/dl |
| Triglycerides | > 150 mg/dl |
| HDL cholesterol | men < 40 mg/dl |
| women < 50 mg/dl |