Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Central America: a cross-sectional population-based study

OBJECTIVE: To report the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) as found by the Central American Diabetes Initiative (CAMDI) study for five major Central American populations: Belize (national); Costa Rica (San José); Guatemala (Guatemala City); Honduras (Tegucigalpa); and Nicaragua (Managua). METH...

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Main Authors: Roy A. Wong-McClure, Edward W. Gregg, Alberto Barceló, Kahye Lee, Leandra Abarca-Gómez, Laura Sanabria-López, Jaime Tortós-Guzmán
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2015-09-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892015000800004&lng=en&tlng=en