Relationships between Hemoglobin and Each Component of Metabolic Syndrome: A Special Focus on Elderly without Medication

Background: The relationships between higher hemoglobin (Hb) and the risk of higher metabolic syndrome (MetS) are important. However, most studies did not exclude individuals who were taking medications for MetS components, which would obviously lead to underestimations. At the same time, geriatric...

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Main Authors: Ya-Hui Hu, Shi-Wen Kuo, Du-An Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2016-03-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959816000090