Risk Factors
- Age. Your risk of metabolic syndrome increases with age.
- Obesity. Burden your abdomen with too much weight increases the risk.
- Diabetes. You are likely to get metabolic syndrome if you had diabetes during pregnancy or have a family history of type 2 diabetes.
- Other diseases. They include nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, polycystic ovary syndrome or sleep apnea.
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