Editing Metabolic syndrome (section)

=== Complications ===
Metabolic syndrome can lead to several serious and chronic complications, including [[Type 2 diabetes|type-2 diabetes]], [[cardiovascular disease]]s, [[stroke]], [[kidney disease]] and [[Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease|nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Metabolic syndrome – Symptoms and causes |url=https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/metabolic-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20351916 |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=Mayo Clinic |language=en}}</ref>

Furthermore, metabolic syndrome is associated with a significantly increased risk of surgical complications across most types of surgery in a 2023 systematic review and meta-analysis of over 13 million individuals.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Norris |first=Philip |last2=Gow |first2=Jeff |last3=Arthur |first3=Thomas |last4=Conway |first4=Aaron |last5=Fleming |first5=Fergal J |last6=Ralph |first6=Nicholas |date=2 November 2023 |title=Metabolic syndrome and surgical complications: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 13 million individuals |journal=International Journal of Surgery |volume=110 |issue=1 |pages=541–53 |doi=10.1097/JS9.0000000000000834 |pmc=10793842 |pmid=37916943 |doi-access=free}}</ref>