Prevalence and Factors Associated with Metabolic Syndrome among Brazilian Adult Population: National Health Survey - 2013

Abstract Background: In Brazil, population-based researches analyzing prevalence and factors associated with metabolic syndrome (MS), a recognized predictor of cardiovascular diseases (CVD), and an important cause of disability and death in the country are scarce. Objective: To evaluate prevalence...

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Main Authors: Elyssia Karine Nunes Mendonça Ramires, Risia Cristina Egito de Menezes, Giovana Longo-Silva, Taíse Gama dos Santos, Patrícia de Menezes Marinho, Jonas Augusto Cardoso da Silveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC)
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2018000500455&lng=en&tlng=en