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Okay, this question here says, which patient below most likely has metabolic syndrome based on their waist circumference and labs? so remember that there are some criteria for assessing metabolic syndrome.
00:12
In this case, you have, for example, abdominal obesity, okay? and this is assessed by measuring the waist circumference, okay? the specific cutoff values may vary based on ethnicity or region, but generally a waist circumference of 40 inches, 40 inches, or practically that is the same as 102 centimeters or more in men, and 35 inches or 88 centimeters in women, okay? or, well, obviously, or more, is considered indicative of abdominal obesity.
01:05
Then you have also increased blood pressure, increased blood pressure.
01:12
You also have increased fasting glucose.
01:20
You also have high triglyceride levels and also low hdl levels, that is, the good cholesterol.
01:30
And you can also have here in this case, well, you don't consider here too much the levels of ldl, okay? so according to these statements, which of them is or which of these patients has metabolic syndrome? so first, let's look at option a.
01:48
It says triglyceride levels of 140.
01:50
So 140 is practically less than required for a high triglyceride levels because we need 150 or higher.
02:01
So in this case, option a is not the answer.
02:05
Option b says waist circumference of 40 inches.
02:09
Well, in this case, they are not telling you if this patient is a male or a female.
02:14
So it says blood pressure of 138 over 90.
02:18
And in this case, in order to have an increased blood pressure, you need a blood pressure higher than 130 in the systolic blood pressure or than 85 in the diastolic blood pressure.
02:29
So in this case, this is possible.
02:32
And it says a fasting blood glucose level of 130.
02:35
So in this case, it is also increased.
02:38
So this option b can also be the answer or can actually be an option...
