A comparison of components of two definitions of the metabolic syndrome related to cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in a cohort study in Thailand

Diabetes Care

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2138-2140

  Tanomsup, Supachai ^a   Aekplakorn, Wichai ^a   Sritara, Piyamitr ^a   Woodward, Mark ^b   Yamwong, Sukit ^a   Tunlayadechanont, Supoch ^a   Tatsaneeyapan, Aninthita ^c   Lim, Stephen ^d   Rajatanavin, Rajata ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand   (Thailand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MORTALITY; OBESITY; THAILAND; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; BODY SIZE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; THAILAND;

EID: 34547656232     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 01495992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc07-0388     Document Type: Article

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