Journal of Sun Yat-sen University(Medical Sciences) 2005;26(1):1-3

Perspective on Metabolic Syndrome in China

C.w.wong NORMAN ; Haipeng XIAO

Keywords

metabolic syndrome; diagnosis criteria; prevention

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Metabolic syndrome is on the rise in China. An improved understanding of the criteria for the diagnosis of this syndrome will lead to important questions for the population in China. The progression of this syndrome to type 2 diabetes mellitus(DM) is a dreaded outcome that may be prevented. Once DM is established,knowledge of the current therapeutic approaches is required.