Lisa M. Sullivan

TL;DR: The metabolic syndrome accounts for up to one third of CVD in men and approximately half of new T2DM over 8 years of follow-up, and is associated with an increased risk for CVD and T2 DM in both sexes.

TL;DR: The overweight category is associated with increased relative and population attributable risk for hypertension and cardiovascular sequelae and interventions to reduce adiposity and avoid excess weight may have large effects on the development of risk factors and cardiovascular disease at an individual and population level.

TL;DR: An effort to make available a tool for clinicians to aid in their decision‐making process regarding treatment and to assist them in motivating patients toward healthy behaviours is made available.

TL;DR: The metabolic syndrome is highly prevalent in US schizophrenia patients and represents an enormous source of cardiovascular risk, especially for women, so clinical attention must be given to monitoring for this syndrome, and minimizing metabolic risks associated with antipsychotic treatment.