title: Definition and etiology of metabolic syndrome.
authors.forename: Arash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Etemadi
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Malekzadeh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005061:Europe, Eastern / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics; D008877:Middle East / Q000453:epidemiology; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D050177:Overweight / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors