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In [[medicine]], '''Metabolic syndrome X''', also called '''Abdominal obesity-metabolic syndrome''', is a "cluster of metabolic risk factors for cardiovascular | In [[medicine]], '''Metabolic syndrome X''', also called '''Abdominal obesity-metabolic syndrome''', is a "cluster of metabolic risk factors for [[vascular disease|cardiovascular disease]]s and [[Diabetes mellitus type 2|type 2 diabetes mellitus]]. The major components of metabolic syndrome x include excess abdominal fat; atherogenic dyslipidemia; [[hypertension]]; hyperglycemia; [[insulin resistance]]; a proinflammatory state; and a prothrombotic (thrombosis) state."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref><ref>Abdominal obesity-metabolic syndrome. ({{OMIM|605552}})</ref> | ||
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In medicine, Metabolic syndrome X, also called Abdominal obesity-metabolic syndrome, is a "cluster of metabolic risk factors for cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes mellitus. The major components of metabolic syndrome x include excess abdominal fat; atherogenic dyslipidemia; hypertension; hyperglycemia; insulin resistance; a proinflammatory state; and a prothrombotic (thrombosis) state."[1][2]
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Metabolic syndrome X (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Abdominal obesity-metabolic syndrome. (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man, OMIM®. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. MIM Number: 605552. World Wide Web URL: http://omim.org/.)