Table 1.
Characteristics of the Metabolic Syndrome
| • Obesity (central) |
| • Hypertension |
| • T2DM (often related to obesity) |
| • Hypercholesterolemia (↓HDL, ↑Triglycerides) |
| • Hyperinsulinemia (insulin resistance) |
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