Assessing the prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome according to NCEP ATP III in Germany: feasibility and quality aspects of a two step approach in 1550 randomly selected primary health care practices

Assessing the prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome according to NCEP ATP III in Germany: feasibility and quality aspects of a two step approach in 1550 randomly selected primary health care practices

Objective: Metabolic Syndrome (MetSyn) describes a cluster of metabolic disorders and is considered a risk factor for development of cardiovascular disease. Although a high prevalence is commonly assumed in Germany data about the degree of its occurrence in the population and in subgroups are still...

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Main Authors: Jöckel, Karl-Heinz, Wasem, Jürgen, Aidelsburger, Pamela, Neuhäuser, Markus, Hanisch, Jens Ulrich, Moebus, Susanne
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2006-10-01
Series:GMS German Medical Science
Subjects:
Metabolic Syndrome X
primary health care
cross-sectional study
prevalence study
family practice
Germany
Online Access:http://www.egms.de/en/gms/2006-4/000036.shtml

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