Symptom Clusters Predict Risk of Metabolic-Syndrome and Diabetes in Midlife: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation

CONCLUSIONS: Having multiple concurrent moderate to high intensity physical and psychological symptoms in midlife are associated with early onset of diabetes and MetS. Monitoring and subsequent intervention on a broad range of symptoms in midlife may significantly mitigate cardio-metabolic risk during this critical life stage.PMID:33631313 | DOI:10.1016/j.annepidem.2021.02.011

Source: Annals of Epidemiology - February 25, 2021 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Alexis N Reeves Michael R Elliott Maria M Brooks Carrie A Karvonen-Gutierrez Irina Bondarenko Michelle M Hood Sioban D Harlow Source Type: research