strongly with insulin resistance. Excess upper body fat can accumulate either
intraperitoneally (visceral fat) or subcutaneously. Many investigators claim that excess�…

syndrome increases with age. The highest prevalence is observed in older persons,
although frequency rises rapidly in middle age and parallels, with some lag time, the�…

1422 inal adiposity was related to greater risk of cardiovascular events. 4, 5 The first
investigations focused on the ratio of waist/hip girth as the critical measurement. More recent�…

The metabolic syndrome is an insulin-resistant state characterized by a cluster of
cardiovascular risk factors, including various combinations of abdominal obesity, glucose�…

The metabolic syndrome is a collection of frequently associated cardiovascular risk factors
that tend to aggregate in selected patient populations and that, together, increase coronary�…

The metabolic syndrome is a constellation of interrelated metabolic risk factors that appear
to directly promote the development of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. However, in�…

The metabolic syndrome is a constellation of signs and symptoms which increase a patient's
risk of developing heart disease and diabetes mellitus. The metabolic syndrome or�…

In 2001, the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III guidelines
defined a cluster of metabolic factors that increase the risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular�…

This paper reviews current diagnostic criteria for Metabolic Syndrome, and provides in-depth
discussion of the component abnormalities. A cluster of abnormalities defines Metabolic�…

The metabolic syndrome is a constellation of interrelated abnormalities that increase the risk
for cardiovascular disease and progression to type 2 diabetes. The prevalence of this�…