Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in an elderly Chinese population: A community-based cross-sectional study

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2027-2028

  BinYou, Wang ^a   Ya, Liu ^a   Ping, He ^b   BiRong, Dong ^c   LingYun, Ouyang ^a   Yan, Ma ^a   Lei, Yang ^a  

^a Second People's Hospital of Chengdu   (China)

^b Third People's Hospital of Chengdu   (China)

^c SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHINESE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; AGE; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 78049406125     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03078.x     Document Type: Letter

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