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= Paid-up subscribersPractitioner 2009;253(1720):27-30
Identifying patients with the metabolic syndrome
27 Aug 2009
The age-adjusted prevalence of metabolic syndrome was approximately 25% of the US adult population in a national survey published in 2002. In a community-based study in the US, the relative risk of developing diabetes over 11 years among obese patients was increased 10-fold in those with the syndrome, and the risk of developing CVD was increased 2-fold. The prevalence of the syndrome in adults in the UK is of the order of 15-20%.
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