A Comparison of the Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome among Sri Lankan Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Using WHO, NCEP-ATP III, and IDF Definitions

BACKGROUND: Presence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (type 2 DM) increases the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Therefore, recognition of MetS in type 2 DM is important in initiating the appropriate preventive and therapeutic measures. The common...

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Autores principales: Herath, H. M. M., Weerasinghe, N. P., Weerarathna, T. P., Amarathunga, A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6106798/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30175110
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7813537

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6106798/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30175110
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7813537

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