Editorial
Protean Manifestations of Metabolic Syndrome
Abstract
Metabolic syndrome (MBS) is a clustering of multiple medical risk factors. It is defined by the National Cholesterol Education Program's Adult Treatment Panel III as a constellation of abdominal obesity (waist circumference >102 cm in men and >88 cm in women), hypertriglyceridemia (>150), low HDL cholesterol (<40 in men and <50 in women), high blood pressure (>130/85) and elevated fasting glucose (>100).1,2 Metabolic syndrome is deemed to exist when a patient has three out of these five risk factors. These risk factors combine to confer a higher likelihood for the development of cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus.This content is limited to qualifying members.
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