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The concept of metabolic syndrome (MetS) was initially designed for long-term outcome prediction in middle aged or younger individuals, but it is unclear whether MetS can be applied in older people. We explored the clinical utility of MetS for prediction of various outcomes in older people. First, we investigated whether MetS is associated with CVD and DM in the short term. Second, we took multiple...