METHOD FOR EVALUATING METABOLIC SYNDROME OR CONSTITUENT DISEASE THEREOF

摘要

Disclosed is a novel measure (marker) useful for the evaluation of metabolic syndrome or a constituent disease thereof.  The condition of a patient suffering from metabolic syndrome or a constituent disease thereof or the risk of metabolic syndrome or a constituent disease thereof can be evaluated by employing, as a measure, a value calculated from the following formula: (blood adiponectin level)/[(fasting insulin index)×(fasting blood glucose level)]×C (wherein "/" means division and "C" represents a constant).