The metabolic syndrome as a cluster of risk factors: is the whole greater than the sum of its parts?: comment on "The metabolic syndrome, its component risk factors, and progression of coronary atherosclerosis"

Arch Intern Med. 2010 Mar 8;170(5):484-5. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.552.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Fat
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • Cholesterol, HDL / blood
  • Coronary Artery Disease / blood
  • Coronary Artery Disease / etiology*
  • Coronary Artery Disease / physiopathology
  • Coronary Artery Disease / prevention & control
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / complications
  • Disease Progression
  • Humans
  • Hyperglycemia / complications
  • Hypertension / complications
  • Hypertriglyceridemia / complications
  • Insulin Resistance
  • Life Style
  • Metabolic Syndrome / blood
  • Metabolic Syndrome / complications*
  • Metabolic Syndrome / physiopathology
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Risk Factors
  • Waist Circumference

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Cholesterol, HDL