Metabolic syndrome risk factors drive significantly higher health care costs

Thursday, September 17, 2009 - 10:42 in Health & Medicine

New Rochelle, NY, September 17, 2009 -- Risk factors for metabolic syndrome, such as obesity, high blood pressure, and elevated blood lipid levels, can increase a person's healthcare costs nearly 1.6-fold, or about $2,000 per year.

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