Metabolic Syndrome and Associated Factors in Adults of the Amazon Region.

Metabolic syndrome (MS) plays a key role in the origin of cardiovascular diseases. Studies on the MS in Brazil are recent, and its epidemiology in more isolated regions such as the Amazon is still unknown. The study aimed to estimate the prevalence of MS and associated factors in adults of the Brazi...

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Main Authors: Sérgio Lobato França, Sandra Souza Lima, José Ricardo Dos Santos Vieira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5147872?pdf=render