Table 1 Example inclusion and exclusion criteria

□ Observational studies (e.g. cohort study)

□ Diagnosed with metabolic syndrome with ≥3 risk factors

□ Adult human patients (18 years or older)

□ Published peer-reviewed articles

□ Undergoing surgery

Publication type

Study design

□ Narrative reviews

□ Interventional studies

□ Editorials

Study population

□ Government reports

□ Animals

□ Books or book chapters

□ Children

□ Conference proceedings

□ Pregnant women

□ Commentaries

Study procedure

□ Consensus statements

□ Minor procedures (e.g. lesion removal, cystoscopy, endoscopy)

□ Clinical guidelines

□ Cardiac catheterisation

□ Lectures and presentations