The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome using the National Cholesterol Educational Program and International Diabetes Federation definitions

Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1157-1159

  Athyros, Vasilios G ^a   Ganotakis, Emmanuel S ^b   Elisaf, Moses ^c   Mikhailidis, Dimitri P ^d  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^d ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glucose; Insulin resistance; Metabolic syndrome; Prevalence; Vascular risk; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GREECE; HUMAN; METABOLIC SYNDROME X;

EID: 23744483066     PISSN: 03007995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/030079905X53333     Document Type: Article

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