A comparison of the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome using two proposed definitions.

By E. Ford, W. Giles. Diabetes Care, 2003

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Subfields: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Genetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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• The metabolic syndrome: time for a critical appraisal (2005, neutral): “As shown in this review (see textbox Summary of concerns regarding the metabolic syndrome), there is much fundamental, clinically important and critically missing information about the metabolic syndrome to warrant a more serious examination of whether medical science is doing any good by drawing at”
• Metabolic syndrome and the risk for chronic kidney disease among nondiabetic adults. (2005, background): “Nevertheless, because the metabolic syndrome is present in a considerable fraction of the nondiabetic adult population (22), this study identifies a large, previously not well-recognized segment of the population for whom CKD risk reduction efforts may be beneficial.”
• Prevalence and characteristics of the metabolic syndrome in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. (2005, neutral): “Analysis of NHANES III data included sampling weights to produce nationally representative estimates, as described previously (30).”