Impact of the individual components of the metabolic syndrome and their different combinations on the prevalence of atherosclerotic vascular disease in type 2 diabetes: the Diabetes in Germany (DIG) study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>One of the major controversies surrounding the metabolic syndrome (MetS) in type 2 diabetes is whether its single components act synergistically as risk factors for atherosclerotic vascular disease (AVD). We aimed to answer this by e...

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Main Authors: Benke Inge, Gallo Silvina, Koehler Carsta, Hanefeld Markolf, Ott Petra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-04-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
Online Access:http://www.cardiab.com/content/6/1/13