Dramatic escalation in metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk in a Chinese population experiencing rapid economic development

BMC Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Lao, Xiang Qian ^a   Ma, Wen Jun ^b   Sobko, Tanja ^c   Zhang, Yong Hui ^b   Xu, Yan Jun ^b   Xu, Xiao Jun ^b   Yu, Dong Mei ^d   Nie, Shao Ping ^b   Cai, Qiu Mao ^b   Wei, Xiao Lin ^a   Xia, Liang ^b   Wong, Martin Chi Sang ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b GUANGZHOU CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; Chinese; Economic development; Metabolic syndrome; Trend

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHINA; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSALITY; CHINA; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 84921448069     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-983     Document Type: Article

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