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Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its risk factors in Kerala, South India: Analysis of a community based cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is a leading cause of death and disability in Kerala, India. Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a constellation of established risk factors for CAD. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of MS and evaluate the association between MS and CAD using a community-based sam...

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Autores principales: Harikrishnan, S., Sarma, Smitha, Sanjay, G., Jeemon, P., Krishnan, M. N., Venugopal, K., Mohanan, P. P., Jeyaseelan, L., Thankappan, K. R., Zachariah, G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5870937/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29584725
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0192372