Prevalence and Determinants of Coronary Artery Calcification in Adults With Metabolic Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

• Published in: Clinical cardiology (Mahwah, N.J.) Vol. 48; no. 6; pp. e70156 - n/a
• Main Authors: Ullah, Aftab, Jan, Asif, Kareem, Hasan Naeem, Babaresh, Wahby Mohammed Ahmed, Rahim, Abdur, Ali, Syed Shaukat, Shah, Waheed Ali, Hajwal, Salim K., Hermis, Alaa Hamza, Jawad, Mustafa Kareem, Salman, Sajjad Sadeq, Ajel, Murtadha Abdulridha, Alsuwayidi, Fatimah Saleh, Alobaidan, Fadhilah N., Kadhem, Ameer Hasan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.06.2025; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Adult; Adults; Atherosclerosis; Boolean; Calcification; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular diseases; cardiovascular risk; coronary artery calcification; Coronary Artery Disease - diagnosis; Coronary Artery Disease - epidemiology; Coronary Artery Disease - etiology; Coronary vessels; Diabetes; Epidemiology; Global Health; Grey literature; Health sciences; Humans; Hyperglycemia; Hypertension; Insulin resistance; Intervention; Male; Medical Subject Headings-MeSH; Meta-analysis; Metabolic disorders; Metabolic syndrome; Metabolic Syndrome - complications; Metabolic Syndrome - diagnosis; Metabolic Syndrome - epidemiology; Obesity; Prevalence; Review; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Software; Systematic review; Tomography; Type 2 diabetes; Vascular Calcification - diagnosis; Vascular Calcification - diagnostic imaging; Vascular Calcification - epidemiology; Vascular Calcification - etiology; Vein & artery diseases; metabolic syndrome; prevalence; cardiovascular risk; coronary artery calcification; meta‐analysis

ABSTRACT Background Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a recognized risk factor for coronary artery calcification (CAC), a subclinical marker of atherosclerosis associated with elevated cardiovascular risk. However, the prevalence and determinants of CAC in individuals with MetS have not been comprehensiv...