Metabolic syndrome according to different definitions in a rapidly developing country of the African region
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Aims</p> <p>We examined, in a country of the African region, i) the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) according to three definitions (ATP, WHO and IDF); ii) the distribution of the MetS criteria; iii) the level of agreement between these thr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-09-01
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Series: | Cardiovascular Diabetology |
Online Access: | http://www.cardiab.com/content/7/1/27 |