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Health Care Utilization and Costs by Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors
Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders, 07/01/09
Boudreau DM et al. - Metabolic syndrome, number of risk factors, and specific combinations of risk factors are markers for high utilization and costs among patients receiving medical care. Diabetes and certain risk clusters are major drivers of utilization and costs.
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