Metabolic unhealth in Americans is defined by criteria including elevated waist circumference, fasting glucose, HbA1c, blood pressure, triglycerides, or low HDL.

“a waist circumference greater than 102 or 88 for men and women centimeters a fasting glucose greater than 100 hemoglobin a1c greater than 5.7 uh systolic blood pressure greater than 120 millimeters of mercury or a diastolic blood pressure greater than 80 millimeters of mercury or triglycerides greater than 150 or hdl um less than 40 or 50 for men and women respectively”

“you'll find numbers like 12 of adults actually did not have one of these five indicators of metabolic unhealth that is an increased waist circumference elevated fasting glucose above 100 milligrams per deciliter a hemoglobin a1c above 5.7 a systolic blood pressure greater than 120 millimeters of mercury or a diastolic blood pressure greater uh greater than 80 millimeters of mercury triglycerides greater than 150 or an hdl that was less than 40 or 50 for men and women respectively and they were not taking any related medication”

“you find numbers like 12 of adults actually did not have one of these five indicators of metabolic unhealth that is an increased waist circumference elevated fasting glucose above 100 milligrams per deciliter a hemoglobin a1c above 5.7 a systolic blood pressure greater than 120 millimeters of mercury or a diastolic blood pressure greater uh greater than 80 millimeters of mercury triglycerides greater than 150 or an hdl that was less than 40 or 50 for men and women respectively and they were not taking any related medication”