The observation that risk increases according to the number of components does not necessarily indicate that each component is a risk factor.
Ishizaka
Nobukazu
N
Sakamoto
Aiko
A
Saito
Kan
K
Nagai
Ryozo
R
D000465:Algorithms; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors