Metabolic Syndrome as a Precursor of Cardiovascular Disease and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

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Summary

The metabolic syndrome accounts for up to one third of CVD in men and approximately half of new T2DM over 8 years of follow-up, and is associated with an increased risk for CVD and T2 DM in both sexes.

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2005-11-15
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Medicine, Metabolic syndrome, Internal medicine, Relative risk, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

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