Metabolic Age, an Index Based on Basal Metabolic Rate, Can Predict Individuals That are High Risk of Developing Metabolic Syndrome.
Sarahi Vásquez-AlvarezSergio K Bustamante-VillagomezGabriela Vazquez-MarroquinLeonardo M PorchiaRicardo Pérez-FuentesEnrique Torres-RasgadoOscar Herrera-FomperosaIvette Montes-AranaMartha Elba Gonzalez-MejiaPublished in: High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension (2021)
Met-age highly associated with and is an indicator of high-risk individuals for MetS. This would suggest that increases in Met-age are associated with augmented MetS severity, independent of the individual's chronological age.