National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III versus International Diabetic Federation Definition of Metabolic Syndrome, which one is associated with Diabetes Mellitus and Coronary Artery Disease?

Background: A cluster of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes mellitus, which occur together more often than by chance alone, have been known as the metabolic syndrome. Various definitions have been proposed by different organizations over the past decade. This study was desi...

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Main Authors: Abbas Rezaianzadeh, Seyedeh-Mahdieh Namayandeh, Seyed-Mahmood Sadr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Preventive Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2012;volume=3;issue=8;spage=552;epage=558;aulast=Rezaianzadeh