Table 5 Specialized information on articles with Markovian method
First author | The most likely trigger of MetS by age or sex groups | Age groups | The most common transition | The most common combination | The most likely component to develop MetS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Xiaoxian Jia [19] | dyslipidemia or overweight/obesity in 18–49 | 18–88 | isolated state of overweight/obesity, hypertension, or hyperglycemia to dyslipidemia | Dyslipidemia + overweight/obesity before age 50 | isolated Hyperglycemia or overweight/obesity + hyperglycemia in men in all age groups |
Dyslipidemia or hypertension in over 50 | Dyslipidemia + hypertension after age 50 | isolated Hyperglycemia or hypertension + hyperglycemia in women in all age groups | |||
Xiaoxiao Chen [16] | Men under 60 years old and women under 50 = overweight or obesity state and dyslipidemia | ≥18 | from any isolated state to the 2-component state | unclear | Isolated hyperglycemia overall |
Hypertension in over 60 in males and over 50 in females | |||||
Xiao Tang [24] | In men under 40 years old and in women obesity and dyslipidemia | 20–60 | unclear | unclear | 2-component in men and women |
In men over 40 years old dyslipidemia and hypertension | |||||
Lee-Ching Hwang [21] | In women, abdominal obesity or low HDL | 18–45 | unclear | unclear | 2-component in men |
In men, high BP or a 2-component state | Isolated obesity in women |