Diabetes, renal failure and hepatitis C infection: The puzzle should be attended more in future

Metabolic syndrome is an emerging problem in the world (1). High blood glucose, abnormality in lipid profile, high blood pressure, abdominal obesity, and fatty liver are the clinical and laboratory features of the metabolic syndrome (2). patients with metabolic syndrome are at high risk of cardiovascular diseases, stroke and renal insufficiency (3). It has been reported that the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Iran is one of the highest worldwide (4). High blood pressure and diabetes mellitus are the main causes of chronic renal failure in Iran (5).