Metabolic syndrome and population attributable risk among HIV/AIDS patients: comparison between NCEP-ATPIII, IDF and AHA/NHLBI definitions

Metabolic syndrome and population attributable risk among HIV/AIDS patients: comparison between NCEP-ATPIII, IDF and AHA/NHLBI definitions

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) is based on the same individual components, but has received several amendments to the original definition. In this study, we verified the prevalence of metabolic syndrome according to different criteria, an...

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Main Authors: Alencastro Paulo R, Wolff Fernando H, Oliveira Renato R, Ikeda Maria Letícia R, Barcellos Nêmora T, Brandão Ajácio B M, Fuchs Sandra C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-10-01
Series:AIDS Research and Therapy
Subjects:
Metabolic syndrome
Population attributable risk
HIV/AIDS
NCEP-ATPIII
IDF
AHA/NHLBI
Waist circumference
Online Access:http://www.aidsrestherapy.com/content/9/1/29

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