Prevalence and gender distribution of the metabolic syndrome

Ogbera, Anthonia

doi:10.1186/1758-5996-2-1

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Prevalence and gender distribution of the metabolic syndrome

Published in Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome • Jan 12, 2010

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Anthonia Ogbera

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cardiovascular risk factor of public health significance and of recent has become a topical issue. The prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) is on the increase and with this scenario, a possible increase in burden of DM which may be largely attributed to...

Subject

Medicine

Metabolic syndrome

Anthropometry

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