Association of metabolic syndrome with risk of cardiovascular disease mortality and all-cause mortality among Malaysian adults: a retrospective cohort study.
Chee Cheong KeeKuang Hock LimSumarni Mohd GhazaliChien Huey TehYong Kang CheahAzli BaharudinHui Li LimAbdul Muneer Abdul HamidFeisul Idzwan MustaphaMohd Azahadi OmarPublished in: BMJ open (2021)
Our study shows that individuals with MetS have a higher hazard of death from all-causes and CVD compared with those without MetS. It is thus imperative to prescribe individuals with MetS, a lifestyle intervention along with pharmacological intervention to improve the individual components of MetS and reduce this risk.