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The present study aimed at evaluating the prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome, as assessed by WHO criteria, its ancillary clinical features and its risk of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease.We examined a population-based sample of 888 subjects, aged 40-79 years, living in Bruneck (northeastern Italy), among whom we identified subjects fulfilling the WHO criteria for diagnosing the Metabolic...