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