Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its association with educational inequalities among Brazilian adults: a population-based study
The present study estimated the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) according to the criteria established by the National Cholesterol Education Program-Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP-ATPIII) and the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and analyzed the contribution of social factors in an adul...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2011-07-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2011000700016&lng=en&tlng=en |