•“Hypertoni–Hyperglycemi–Hyperurikemi syndrom”, Kylin 1923
•“Trisyndrome metabolique”, Camus 1966
•“Plurimetabolic syndrome”, Avogaro & Crepaldi 1967
•“Wohlstandsyndrom”, Mehnert & Kuhlman 1968
•“Metabolische syndrom”, Hanefeld & Leonhardt 1981
•“Syndrome
X”, Reaven 1988
•“Deadly quartet”, Kaplan 1989
•“Insulin
resistance syndrome” DeFronzo & Ferrannini 1991, Haffner 1992