| LEOD528@hotmail.com 2005-06-02, 10:56 pm |
| A new report suggests that metabolic syndrome and chronic kidney
disease are linked.
Five signs of metabolic syndrome:
- Large waist measurement-over 35 inches for women and 40 inches for
men.
- High triglyceride level-150 mg/dL or higher.
- Low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ("good cholesterol")-under
50 mg/dL for women and 40 mg/dL for men.
- High blood pressure-130/85 mm Hg or higher, or taking blood
pressure medications.
- High blood glucose (blood sugar) level-110 mg/dL or higher.
Diabetes and heart disease already are known to be linked to metabolic
syndrome. Now it appears kidney disease is also a risk.
This Daily News Central article goes into more detail:
Metabolic Syndrome May Heighten Risk of Kidney Disease
http://health.dailynewscentral.com/...view/000940/31/
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