title: The metabolic syndrome as a cluster of risk factors: is the whole greater than the sum of its parts?: comment on "The metabolic syndrome, its component risk factors, and progression of coronary atherosclerosis".
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA. eding@post.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Eric L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Liesbeth A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Smit
authors.forename: Frank B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D050153:Abdominal Fat; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000150:complications; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D015228:Hypertriglyceridemia / Q000150:complications; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D008019:Life Style; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012307:Risk Factors; D055105:Waist Circumference
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL