Clustering and combining pattern of metabolic syndrome components in a rural Brazilian adult population

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE Metabolic syndrome is characterized by clustering of cardiovascular risk factors such as obesity, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia, glucose intolerance and arterial hypertension. The aim of this study was to estimate the probability of clustering and the combi...

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Main Authors: Adriano Marcal Pimenta, Mariana Santos Felisbino-Mendes, Gustavo Velasquez-Melendez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802013000400213&lng=en&tlng=en