Gender discrepancy in the predictive effect of metabolic syndrome and its components on newly onset cardiovascular disease in elderly from rural China
Abstract Background This study aimed to estimate whether metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components could be used to predict cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a longitudinal analysis in a rural elderly Chinese population. Method At baseline during 2012–2013, a total of 2486 elderly from rural Chines...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-09-01
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| Series: | BMC Geriatrics |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02393-6 |