Metabolic syndrome severity score in the middle-aged and elderly Iranian population: A cross-sectional survey of Bandare-Kong Cohort Study (the findings of PERSIAN Cohort Study)

• Main Authors: Amin Ghanbarnejad (Author), Masoumeh Kheirandish (Author), Feysal Yousefzade (Author), Arash Rahimi (Author), Abnoos Azarbad (Author), Azim Nejatizadeh (Author), Mehdi Shahmoradi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundMetabolic syndrome (MetS) is defined as the presence of several metabolic risk factors. The traditional MetS criteria have been considered insufficient for evaluating individuals at risk. MetS has always been categorized using binary criteria, which deny that the risk associated with MetS...