Risk Factors of Metabolic syndrome

Since metabolic syndrome is a multiple disorder, it includes a number of risk factors.^1-6

• Too much fat tissue around the abdomen causing abdominal obesity
• High triglyceride, low HDL-cholesterol and high LDL-cholesterol in the blood causing atherogenic dyslipidemia
• Body unable use insulin to control blood sugar in case of type 2 diabetes causing resistance to insulin or glucose tolerance
• High levels of fibrinogen in the blood causing prothrombotic state
• High levels of C-protein in the blood causing proinflammatory state
• Clusters of cardiovascular diseases
• Hypertension

Written by: Healthplus24 team
Date last updated: July 13, 2009

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• Management for metabolic syndrome
• Symptoms of metabolic syndrome