An examination of the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in older adults in Ireland: Findings from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA).

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) consists of the cluster of central obesity, insulin resistance, hypertension and atherogenic dyslipidaemia. It is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and mortality. The prevalence of MetS has not been described in older adults from a population-representativ...

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Published in:PLoS ONE
Main Authors: Kevin McCarthy, Eamon Laird, Aisling M O'Halloran, Padraic Fallon, Deirdre O'Connor, Román Romero Ortuño, Rose Anne Kenny
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273948