title: Is screening for the metabolic syndrome useful or not?
authors.forename: Peter M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Nilsson
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology; D049629:Waist-Hip Ratio