Prevalence and factors associated with Metabolic Syndrome in elderly users of the Unified Health System

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence and factors associated with metabolic syndrome in the elderly. METHODS: Cross-sectional study, with 133 individuals randomly selected in the Unified Health System in Goiania, Goiás. The following variables were researched: anthropometric (BMI, waist circumf...

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Main Authors: Edna Cunha Vieira, Maria do Rosário Gondim Peixoto, Erika Aparecida da Silveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva 2014-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-790X2014000400805&lng=en&tlng=en

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