Inverse Association Between Metabolic Syndrome and Altitude: A Cross-Sectional Study in an Adult Population of Ecuador

Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is characterized by the clustering of hyperglycemia, hypertension, hypertriglyceridemia, low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and central adiposity. Altitude has been proposed as a protective factor to prevent the development of MetS and its component...

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Autores principales: Lopez-Pascual, Amaya, Arévalo, Jéssica, Martínez, J. Alfredo, González-Muniesa, Pedro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018
Materias:
Endocrinology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6240603/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30483215
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2018.00658

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6240603/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30483215
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2018.00658

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