Prevalence and determinants of metabolic syndrome among women in Chinese rural areas.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Metabolic syndrome (MS) is prevalent in recent years but few data is reported in the rural areas in China. The aim of this study was to examine MS prevalence and its risk factors among women in rural China. METHODS AND RESULTS: The Nantong Metabolic Syndrome Study (NMSS), a popu...

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Main Authors: Hui Cai, Jianping Huang, Guangfei Xu, Zili Yang, Ming Liu, Yaoping Mi, Weisheng Liu, Hongjun Wang, Derong Qian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3349636?pdf=render