metabolic syndrome
Type: condition Aliases: metabolic dysregulations
Systems Analogy
A series of small, concurrent electrical faults in a building's wiring that together threaten to trigger a major power failure.
A cluster of metabolic dysregulations (insulin resistance, high blood pressure, abdominal obesity) that elevate cardiovascular disease risk.
Scientific Sources & Verbatim Definitions
- Empirical StudyAlberti KG, et al. Harmonizing the metabolic syndrome: a joint interim statement. Circulation. 2009;120(16):1640-1645. ↗
"The metabolic syndrome is a cluster of the most dangerous heart attack risk factors: diabetes and prediabetes, abdominal obesity, high cholesterol and high blood pressure."