ANAIS BRASILEIROS DE DERMATOLOGIA, vol.93, no.2, pp.205-211, 2018 (Journal Indexed in SCI)
BACKGROUND: Coexistence of obesity, hypertension, insulin resistance and dyslipidemia is defined as metabolic syndrome (MBS), which is among the important risk indicators for cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and stroke. Smoking and alcohol consumption are the other factors which lead to an increase in the risk of cardiovascular disease.