The metabolic syndrome predicts cardiovascular events in subjects with normal fasting glucose: Results of a 15 years follow-up in a Mediterranean population

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 147-153

  Noto, Davide ^a   Barbagallo, Carlo Maria ^a   Cefalù, Angelo Baldassare ^a   Falletta, Angelo ^a   Sapienza, Michelangelo ^b   Cavera, Giovanni ^b   Amato, Salvatore ^a   Pagano, Michele ^c   Maggiore, Maria ^a   Carroccio, Antonio ^a   Notarbartolo, Alberto ^a   Averna, Maurizio R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Villa Sofia Hospital   (Italy)

^c AUSL 6   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Epidemiology; Metabolic syndrome

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FASTING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OBESITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SICILY; STROKE;

EID: 39549105373     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2007.03.005     Document Type: Article

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