Stability of the factorial structure of metabolic syndrome from childhood to adolescence: a 6-year follow-up study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a clustering of cardiometabolic risk factors that is considered a predictor of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and mortality. There is no consistent evidence on whether the MS construct works in the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-09-01
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Series: | Cardiovascular Diabetology |
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Online Access: | http://www.cardiab.com/content/10/1/81 |