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Metabolic syndrome—a new world‐wide definition. A Consensus Statement from the International Diabetes Federation

K. Alberti, P. Zimmet, J. E. Shaw

2006.5.1DIABETIC MEDICINE

DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2006.01858.x

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A unified working diagnostic tool for the metabolic syndrome that is convenient to use in clinical practice and that can be used world-wide so that data from different countries can be compared.

Abstract

Aims  To establish a unified working diagnostic tool for the metabolic syndrome (MetS) that is convenient to use in clinical practice and that can be used world‐wide so that data from different countries can be compared. An additional aim was to highlight areas where more research into the MetS is needed.

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ALBERTI, K.; ZIMMET, P.; SHAW, J. E. Metabolic syndrome—a new world‐wide definition. a consensus statement from the international diabetes federation. DIABETIC MEDICINE, 2006, 23.