Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality Associated With the Metabolic Syndrome

Isomaa, Bo; Almgren, Peter; Tuomi, Tiinamaija; Forsén, Björn; Lahti, Kaj; Nissén, Michael; Taskinen, Marja-Riitta; Groop, Leif

doi:10.2337/diacare.24.4.683

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Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality Associated With the Metabolic Syndrome

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Authors:

Bo Isomaa

Peter Almgren

Tiinamaija Tuomi

Abstract

OBJECTIVE—To estimate the prevalence of and the cardiovascular risk associated with the metabolic syndrome using the new definition proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—A total of 4,483 subjects aged 35–70 years participating in a large family study of type 2 ...

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