Metabolic Syndrome

Women with persistent sleep-disordered breathing during and after pregnancy had an increased risk for hypertension and metabolic syndrome, according to data published in the American Journal of Respiratory Critical Care Medicine.

Adult-onset asthma was associated with metabolic syndrome, independent of age, sex, BMI and smoking history, researchers reported in Respiratory Medicine.

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In patients hospitalized with COVID-19, metabolic syndrome was associated with an increased risk for acute respiratory distress syndrome and death, according to results of a global study published in JAMA Network Open.

Older adults may have an increased risk for developing diabetes and experiencing adverse diabetes-related outcomes if they lose teeth, according to a systematic review published in BMC Endocrine Disorders.

Adults with metabolic syndrome hospitalized for COVID-19 at a hospital in France are more likely to experience deterioration and require oxygen compared with patients without metabolic syndrome, according to study findings.

Reducing excess body fat and adjusting factors of metabolic syndrome can greatly lower the risk for lung disease among World Trade Center first responders, according to data in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Age at first pregnancy may indirectly affect the association between early menarche and an increased risk for metabolic syndrome in middle-aged and older women, according to a study published in Menopause.

An upward trend in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis incidence prompted professional societies to call on clinicians to raise awareness and combine treatment strategies. It was the top story in endocrinology last week.

Metabolic syndrome demonstrated significant correlations with both stroke recurrence and all-cause mortality, according to the results of a meta-analysis of 13 cohort studies with nearly 60,000 participants published in Neurology.