AUG 14, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Risk factors for metabolic syndrome: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses
Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
A systematic umbrella review of 72 meta-analyses synthesizing evidence from 7,367 articles on 101 risk factors for metabolic syndrome, providing comprehensive pooled estimates with confidence intervals and heterogeneity assessment.
Reported
MetS global prevalence20–30% of adults
Meta-analyses included72
Unique articles reviewed7,367