… metabolic syndrome was initially described as an insulin-resistance syndrome characterized
by the clustering of metabolic … the metabolic syndrome with a similar cardiometabolic risk, …

… tering multiple risk factors like metabolic syndrome (using WHO or NCEP-ATPⅢ definition)
will bring a greater risk of cardiovascular diseases than a single risk factor by epidemiological …

… risk factors. This view is supported by our results showing an increased risk with additional
metabolic syndrome … five, along with a further increase in risk with smoking and elevated LDL …

… /obesity and risk factors of the metabolic syndrome. Available evidence indicates that excess
energy intake and concomitant obesity are major causes of all the metabolic risk factors. …

… metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a multiplex risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The
syndrome … The extent to which insulin resistance is a cause of the metabolic risk factors or is …

… of this particular syndrome has arisen in view of the ever increasing incidence of this entitiy.
Soon, metabolic syndrome will overtake cigarette smoking as the number one risk factor for …

… From June 2006 until January 2007, there were 80 patients include in this study (40 subjects
in metabolic syndrome groups and 40 subjects without metabolic syndrome), with 35 (43.8…

… A report 4 from the National Cholesterol Education Program–Adult Treatment Panel (NCEP–ATP
III) identified metabolic syndrome as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular …

Significance: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with a greater risk of diabetes and
cardiovascular diseases. It is estimated that this multifactorial condition affects 20%–30% of …

… w5 Further, obesity is a major driving force behind clustering of risk factor,3 yet not all obese
subjects are insulin resistant.4 In addition factor analyses of traits of the metabolic syndrome …