Abstract
This chapter constitutes a review of the state-of-the-art of the metabolic syndrome, as regards the historical evolution of the concept, the debated key points and the evolution towards a new concept of global cardiometabolic risk. The last section provides an overview of the worldwide epidemiology of the metabolic syndrome, in terms of prevalence variation and determinants.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Cardiovascular risk factors |
Editors | A.Y. Gasparyan |
Place of Publication | Rijeka |
Publisher | Intech |
Pages | 161-192 |
Number of pages | 32 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-953-51-0240-3; 978-953-51-6881-2 ( eBook) |
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Publication status | Published - Mar 2012 |