Comparisons of different metabolic syndrome definitions and associations with coronary heart disease, stroke, and peripheral arterial disease in a rural Chinese population.

Comparisons of different metabolic syndrome definitions and associations with coronary heart disease, stroke, and peripheral arterial disease in a rural Chinese population.

We estimated the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and compared associations of different MetS definitions with coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in a rural Chinese population.Among 4,748 residents (2,145 men and 2,603 women) aged 30+ years in rural Ch...

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Main Authors: Jiangping Wen, Jingang Yang, Yujie Shi, Yuanbo Liang, Fenghua Wang, Xinrong Duan, Xilin Lu, Qiushan Tao, Xinxin Lu, Yaping Tian, Ningli Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4427409?pdf=render

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