A Comparison Of Components of Two Definitions of the Metabolic Syndrome Related to Cardiovascular Disease and All-Cause Mortality in a Cohort Study in Thailand  

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Tanomsup, Supachai ; Aekplakorn, Wichai ; Sritara, Piyamitra ; Woodward, Mark R. ; Yamwong, Sukit ; and Others

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Diabetes Care vol. 30 no. 08 (Aug. 2007), page 2138.
Topik: Cardiovascular and Metabolic Risk

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Perpustakaan FK Nomor Panggil: D05.K.2007.03 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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INTRODUCTION The metabolic syndrome, a clustering of metabolic risk factors, has been reported to be associated with the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Questions have been raised about which components of the metabolic syndrome are more strongly associated with CVD, whether other combinations of the components have stronger associations , and the role of waist circumference in the definition of metabolic syndrome in Asian populations, where obesity is typically less common than in the West. We address these questions using data from the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) Study. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS— Details of the EGAT study have been reported elsewhere. Briefly, a total of 3,499 employees (2,702 men) aged 35–54 years were surveyed in 1985; blood samples were obtained after a 12-h overnight fast. The current analysis is limited to 2,545 men and 671 women with complete baseline data on metabolic and anthropometric measurements and for whom outcomes were available. No subjects had a history of myocardial infarction (MI) or stroke at entry. According to the Adult Treatment Panel (ATP) III, the metabolic syndrome is present if an individual has . . .

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