Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and associated lifestyles in adult males from Oaxaca, Mexico Prevalencia del síndrome metabólico y su asociación con estilo de vida en hombres adultos de Oaxaca, México

OBJECTIVE: To determine the associations of metabolic syndrome (MS) with residential area and lifestyle in men from Oaxaca, Mexico. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 1998 in 325 apparently healthy men 35 to 65 years of age in four residential areas: rural, urban poor, ur...

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Main Authors: Estanislao Ramírez-Vargas, María del Rosario Arnaud-Viñas, Hélène Delisle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2007-04-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342007000200004