Background: The metabolic syndrome is a cluster of risk factors that is responsible for most
of the excess cardiovascular morbidity amongst persons with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) …

Background: In most people with glucose intolerance or type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), there
is a multiple set of risk factors that commonly appear together forming what is now known as …

Abstract Background: Some Nigerian studies have reported cases of the metabolic
syndrome in the population. This study aims to assess the prevalence of the components of …

Background. Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a collection of cardiovascular risk factors
comprising insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, obesity, and hypertension, which may cause …

The cooccurrence of diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome potentiates the
cardiovascular risk associated with each of the conditions; therefore characterizing …

Abstract The Metabolic Syndrome is a cluster of abnormalities that carry a grave risk for
vascular events. This study determined its prevalence among Nigerians with type 2 …

Background Over the past decade, Lagos state has witnessed greater industrialization and
increased economic prosperity. Lifestyle has become increasingly westernized …

Objective: To assess the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in subjects diagnosed with
Type 2 diabetes in Gorgan, Iran. Methods: Data were collected from 200 subjects with Type …

Background: The diabetic condition is influenced by several factors, some of which can
accelerate the disease's progression to various complications that aggravate the morbidity …

BACKGROUND: It was not clear for a while, which of the definitions of metabolic syndrome
best predicted those at risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes but recent studies have …