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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Main Authors: M.F. Gronner, P.L. Bosi, A.M. Carvalho, G. Casale, D. Contrera, M.A. Pereira, T.M. Diogo, M.T.C.G. Torquato, G.M.D. Souza, J. Oishi, A.M.O. Leal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2011-07-01
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