title: [Metabolic syndrome].
abstract: Metabolic syndrome (Mets) is a combination of disorders including abdominal obesity, impaired glucose tolerance, dyslipidemia and hypertension, which increases risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes when occurring together. In Japan, diagnosis criteria of Mets consists of an increased waist circumference and 2 or more of CVD risk factors. Annual health checkups and health guidance using Mets criteria were established in 2008 for the prevention of life-style related diseases in Japan. In this issue, history and diagnostic criteria of Mets and concerns for Mets concept were described.
authors: Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Kochi Medical School.
authors: Hiroshi
authors: H
authors: Takata
authors: Shimpei
authors: S
authors: Fujimoto
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors; D055105:Waist Circumference / Q000502:physiology