Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Adult Population from Zahedan, Southeast Iran

Background: The metabolic syndrome (MES) is associated with a high risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome as well as cut-off points for waist circumference (WC) for diagnosis of MES in Zahedan, southeast Ira...

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Main Authors: H Ansari, R Mashhadi, SF Alavi, A Emamdadi, S Masoudian, S Yousefi, M Hoseinian, B Rezazehi, E Shirzaei, M Jahantigh, A Shikhzadeh, B Narouie, M Hashemi, MA Kaykhaei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2012-02-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/20234.pdf&manuscript_id=20234