Diagnosis of the Equine Metabolic Syndrome

Metabolic syndrome in humans is defined as “a collection of risk factors that are associated with increased susceptibility to type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease”. Different groups have included slightly different components in human Metabolic Syndrome and this is still a topic of considerable debate more than 20 years after its original recognition. However, all definitions essentially condense down to the parameters listed in table 1. As an example, the International Diabetes Federation definition is illustrated in table 2.