The Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review.

In conclusion, the prevalence of MetS in COPD patients is high and hypertension, abdominal obesity and hyperglycemia are the most prevalent components. Further studies are needed to evaluate the impact of lifestyle factors and medications on MetS in COPD. PMID: 26914392 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - February 27, 2016 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: COPD Source Type: research