Research Letter

Trends and Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome Among US Adults

JAMA 10.1001/jama.2025.21712

December 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM EST

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This cross-sectional study examined changes in metabolic syndrome prevalence among US adults from 2013 to 2023 across demographic subgroups using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Corresponding Author: Shady Abohashem, MD, MPH, Massachusetts General Hospital, 165 Cambridge St, Boston, MA 02114 (sabohashem@mgh.harvard.edu).

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