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Browse Wellness Word Definitions  Wellness Words Detail Page     Word:    Metabolic Syndrome Short Definition:   An association between certain metabolic disorders and cardiovascular disease. Definition: It is a cluster of metabolic risk factors that come together in a single individual. Factors include insulin resistance, hypertension, cholesterol abnormalities, and an increased risk for clotting. Patients are most often overweight or obese. It is specificially defined as "Abdominal obesity": a waist circumference over 40 in men and over 35 inches in women; Serum triglycerides 150 mg/dl or above; low HDL: 40mg/dl or lower in men and 50mg/dl or lower in women; High blood pressure of 130/85 or more; High Fasting blood glucose of 110 mg/dl or above.

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