Sex- specific clustering of metabolic syndrome components and incidence of cardiovascular disease: A latent class analysis in a population-based cohort study

The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) is rapidly increasing in the world; also, the importance of management of MetS to decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been recognized worldwide. This study aimed to explore the clusters of participants based on MetS components and its association with CVD outcomes.We included 2598 middle-aged participants (1545 women and 1053 men), 45-65 years old, at baseline and without prior CVD...