The prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its predominant components among pre-and postmenopausal Ghanaian women

BACKGROUND: Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) is a clump of risk factors for development of type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases. Menopause and age are thought to predispose women to the development of metabolic syndrome. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of MetS and identify its p...

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Autores principales: Kow Nanse Arthur, Fareed, Adu-Frimpong, Michael, Osei-Yeboah, James, Obu Mensah, Faustina, Owusu, Lawrence
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3843598/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24206898
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-6-446

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3843598/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24206898
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-6-446

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