Endocrine Abstracts

Background: The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a combination of unfavourable health factors including visceral obesity, dyslipidaemia, hypertension and impaired fasting glucose. It is also strongly associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes. We assessed which factors contribute to the prevalence of MetS in people within different weight and age categories.Methods: 64 046 western European participants aged 18–80 ...