Does the Metabolic Syndrome Improve Identification of Individuals at Risk of Type 2 Diabetes and/or Cardiovascular Disease?

P. Stern, Michael; Williams, Ken; González‐Villalpando, Clicerio; J. Hunt, Kelly; M. Haffner, Steven

doi:10.2337/diacare.27.11.2676

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Does the Metabolic Syndrome Improve Identification of Individuals at Risk of Type 2 Diabetes and/or Cardiovascular Disease?

Published in Diabetes Care • Nov 1, 2004

Authors:

Michael P. Stern

Ken Williams

Clicerio González‐Villalpando

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The metabolic syndrome has been promoted as a method for identifying high-risk individuals for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD). We therefore sought to compare this syndrome, as defined by the National Cholesterol Education Program, to the Diabetes Predicting Model and the...

Subject

Medicine

Metabolic syndrome

Type 2 diabetes

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