The term `` metabolic syndrome '' dates back to at least the late 1950s , but came into common usage in the late 1970s to describe various associations of risk factors with diabetes that had been noted as early as the 1920s .
The term `` metabolic syndrome '' dates back to at least the late 1950s , but came into common usage in the late 1970s to describe various associations of risk factors with diabetes mellitus that had been noted as early as the 1920s .