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Article: Metabolic Syndrome; Diagnosis.
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- NWHRC Health Center - General Women's Health
- Article date:
- November 14, 2006
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Metabolic syndrome is a very complicated condition to diagnose. The only visible symptom of metabolic syndrome is being overweight, but that is no guarantee that you'll have the condition. And you can have metabolic syndrome even if you aren't overweight.
There are at least six definitions for metabolic syndrome. The primary one used in the U.S. comes from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). The chart below shows the differences among the definitions.
The WHO, for instance, requires evidence of insulin resistance or diabetes to make a diagnosis of metabolic syndrome, while the IDF requires a certain degree of abdominal obesity. The NHLBI, however, ...