Age- and sex-specific prevalence and ten-year risk for cardiovascular disease of all 16 risk factor combinations of the metabolic syndrome - A cross-sectional study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Based on the AHA/NHLBI-definition three out of five cardiometabolic traits must be present for the diagnosis of the metabolic syndrome (MetS), resulting in 16 different combination types. The associated cardiovascular risk may howeve...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-08-01
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| Series: | Cardiovascular Diabetology |
| Online Access: | http://www.cardiab.com/content/9/1/34 |