Question: what are the risk factors in metabolic syndrome for coronary artery disease?
Answer: MetS includes several cardiometabolic risk factors and is characterized by four essential components including intra-abdominal obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension and impaired glucose tolerance [2, 4], and linked to a high risk of both type 2 diabetes and CAD, and increased risk of cardiovascular events [2, 5, 6].