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Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome per patient group. First-episode patients: duration of illness <1.5 years; recent-onset patients: duration of illness >1.5 years and <10 years; subchronic patients: duration of illness >10 years and <20 years; chronic patients: duration of illness >20 years.
