What term refers to the combination of risk factors—elevated fasting blood glucose, hypertension, abnormal blood lipids, and abdominal obesity—that greatly increase a person’s risk of developing heart disease?
a. Metabolic syndrome
b. Progressive inflammatory disease
c. Ectopic cluster syndrome
d. Normal-weight obesity syndrome
e. Immunological disease
Answer: A
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