METABOLIC SYNDROME: CURRENT ISSUES, THE CHARACTERISTICS OF MANIFESTATIONS IN DIFFERENT ETHNIC GROUPS

Metabolic syndrome is a polyctiologic pathological state, promoting the development of many diseases that arc the major causes of morbidity and mortality of the population today. Problems of pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of metabolic syndrome are actively discussed. The annual increase in the incidence requires improved approaches to prevention, diagnosis, and drug-free treatment of this pathological condition. According to epidemiological studies, about 300 million people in the world have a metabolic syndrome and according to WHO experts, an increase in the number of patients by 50% is expected in the next 20 years.