title: The Metabolic Syndrome: A Risk Factor for the Frailty Syndrome?
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Surveillance and Promotion of Health, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy; Division of Gerontology, Department of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Nephrologic, Anesthesiologic and Geriatric Sciences, "Sapienza" University, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Viscogliosi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires