OXT and metabolic syndrome: The specific objectives of this study are to compare the mean plasma levels of oxytocin in students diagnosed with MetS with those in students without the syndrome and to evaluate the correlation between plasma oxytocin levels and the various components of MetS, namely waist circumference, fasting blood glucose, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels, and triglyceride levels.