Factors Associated with Metabolic Syndrome in Patients with Mental Disorders in Mexico

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Metabolic Syndrome (MS) is defined by the presence of biochemical, physiological, and anthropometric abnormalities linked to insulin resistance, which increase the risk of diabetes mellitus and/or cardiovascular disease, as well as alterations such as abdominal obesity, glucose intolerance or diabetes mellitus, hypertension and dyslipidemia ^[1] .
According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), abdominal obesity is not currently a prerequisite for MS, but it is important criterions within those five that classify the syndrome.^[1,2] They recommend that the threshold for waist circumference that would define abdominal obesity should be established according to the country and population type, considering factors such as ethnicity.


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