What is Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome?

What is Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome?

• Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome: A syndrome characterized by a group of conditions that are considered major risk factors for diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease.
• Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome: A multifaceted syndrome characterized by HYPERINSULINEMIA; dyslipidemia (HYPERLIPIDEMIA); essential HYPERTENSION; abdominal OBESITY; and GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE in individuals with INSULIN RESISTANCE. It is different from MICROVASCULAR ANGINA (cardiac syndrome X).
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Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome, or a subtype of Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome: Introduction

Types of Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome:

Broader types of Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome:

• Abdominal conditions
• Metabolic conditions
• Weight conditions
• Obesity-like conditions
• more types...»

How serious is Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome?

Complications of Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome: see complications of Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome

What causes Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome?

Causes of Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome: see causes of Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome

What are the symptoms of Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome?

Symptoms of Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome: see symptoms of Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome

Complications of Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome: see complications of Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome

Can anyone else get Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome?

More information: see contagiousness of Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome
Inheritance: see inheritance of Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome

Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome: Internist, Family Practice Physician ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome.
Treatments for Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome: see treatments for Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome
Research for Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome: see research for Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome

Name and Aliases of Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome

Main name of condition: Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome

Metabolic syndrome X, AOMS1

Metabolic syndrome X, Reaven syndrome X Source - Diseases Database

AOMS1, Metabolic syndrome X
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome: Related Conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome:

• Obesity
• Coronary heart disease
• Hypertension
• Diabetes mellitus
• CHAOS
• Atherosclerosis
• Gout
• Hepatic steatosis
• Insulin resistance syndrome

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