Risk models and scores for metabolic syndrome: systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Metabolic syndrome 'a clustering of risk factors which includes hypertension central obesity, impaired glucose metabolism with insulin resistance and dyslipidaemia' affects approximately 20%-25% of the global adult population. Individuals with metabolic syndrome have two to threefold risk of developing cardiovascular disease and a fivefold risk of developing developing diabetes and death from all causes. Although there is rapid proliferation of risk scores for predicting the risk of developing metabolic syndrome later in life, yet, these are seldom used in the practice. Therefore, the purpose of this review is to determine the performance of risk models and scores for predicting the metabolic syndrome.

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SUBMITTER: Ibrahim MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6773348 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature