Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and associated risk factors among geriatric population living in a high altitude region of rural Uttarakhand, India

INTRODUCTION: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is responsible for 2.5-fold increase in cardiovascular mortality and a 5-fold higher risk of developing diabetes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted during 2015–2016 in District Nainital. A list of all villages was dev...

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Autores principales: Kapil, Umesh, Khandelwal, Ritika, Ramakrishnan, Lakshmy, Khenduja, Preetika, Gupta, Aakriti, Sareen, Neha, Pandey, Ravindra Mohan, Sati, Hem Chandra, Belwal, Ravi Shankar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6131997/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30234042
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_261_17

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6131997/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30234042
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_261_17

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