ACE and metabolic syndrome: Medication being taken by the non-elderly MetS patients included: beta blockers; angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI); angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB); calcium channel blockers; diuretics; thiazolidinedione (TZD); fibrates and statins in the following proportions: 49.1%; 31.9%; 37.9%; 47.4%; 30.2%; 9.5%; 16.4% and 84.5%, respectively.