Table 4 Association of Acanthosis Nigricans with revised ATP III criteria for diagnosis of metabolic syndrome in Asians (based on multiple logistic regression)

Abdominal obesity

1.553

4.72

3.67-6.07

< 0.001

(Waist circumference)

Males > 90 cm

Females > 80 cm

Triglycerides ≥150 mg/dl

0.347'

1.42

1.15-1.75

0.001

High-density lipoprotein cholesterol

0.274

1.32

1.05-1.66

0.020

   Males < 40 mg/dl

   Females < 50 mg/dl

Blood pressure ≥130/≥85 mm Hg

0.394

1.48

1.19-1.85

0.001

Fasting glucose > 110 mg/dl

0.356

1.43

1.16-1.75

0.001