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The Metabolic Syndrome: Prevalence, Associated Factors, and Impact on Survival among Older Persons in Rural Bangladesh
OBJECTIVES: To describe the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) among older persons in rural Bangladesh, to investigate whether the prevalence varies by age, sex, literacy, marital status, nutritional status and socio-economic status, and to assess the impact of MetS on survival. METHODS: Th...
Autores principales: | Khanam, Masuma Akter, Qiu, Chengxuan, Lindeboom, Wietze, Streatfield, Peter Kim, Kabir, Zarina Nahar, Wahlin, Åke |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3115931/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21697988 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0020259 |
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