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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Main Authors: Paccaud Fred, Riesen Walter, William Julita, Kelliny Clara, Bovet Pascal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-09-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
Online Access:http://www.cardiab.com/content/7/1/27