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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |