Open AccessMetabolic syndrome: аrguments pro's and con's
Author(s) -
Vera A. Uchamprina,
Т. И. Романцова,
M F Kalashnikov
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
ožirenie i metabolizm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.154
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2306-5524
pISSN - 2071-8713
DOI - 10.14341/omet2012217-27
Subject(s) - dyslipidemia , metabolic syndrome , terminology , clinical practice , abdominal obesity , disease , medicine , type 2 diabetes , subject (documents) , intensive care medicine , diabetes mellitus , family medicine , endocrinology , computer science , philosophy , linguistics , library science
Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a combination of impaired glucose metabolism, abdominal obesity, dyslipidemia, and hypertension and is associated with the development of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Despite numerous studies on this subject, the terminology and the definition of MS as well as borderline values for its criteria are not defined. From the standpoint of public health and clinical practice, the early detection of MS is highly important in order to prevent the development of CVD and T2D. This review article reflects the stages of development of the concept of MS, expresses the opinion of the authors with respect to the modern view of the problem and analyzes of contemporary arguments "for" and "against" the use of MS diagnosis in clinical practice.