RT Book, Section
A1 Kasper, Dennis L.
A1 Fauci, Anthony S.
A1 Hauser, Stephen L.
A1 Longo, Dan L.
A1 Jameson, J. Larry
A1 Loscalzo, Joseph
SR Print(0)
ID 1128785995
T1 Metabolic Syndrome
T2 Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 19e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071828529
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1128785995
RD 2024/04/16
AB The  metabolic  syndrome  (insulin  resistance  syndrome,  syndrome  X)  is  an  important  risk  factor  for  cardiovascular  disease  and  type  2  diabetes;  it  consists  of  a  constellation  of  metabolic  abnormalities  that  includes  central  obesity,  insulin  resistance,  hypertension,  and  dyslipidemia,  high  triglycerides,  and  low  HDL.  The  prevalence  of  metabolic  syndrome  varies  among  ethnic  groups;  it  increases  with  age,  degree  of  obesity,  and  propensity  to  type  2  diabetes.