Do all components of the metabolic syndrome cluster together in US Hispanics/Latinos? Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study (HCHS/SOL)

PURPOSE: Metabolic syndrome (MetS), the clustering of several risk factors for cardiovascular disease, is highly prevalent in Hispanics/Latinos. We tested whether all components significantly loaded on the syndrome in Hispanics/Latinos and whether their contribution differed by sex and Hispanic ance...

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Published in:Ann Epidemiol
Main Authors: Llabre, Maria M., Arguelles, William, Schneiderman, Neil, Gallo, Linda C., Daviglus, Martha L., Chambers, Earle C., Sotres-Alvarez, Daniela, Chirinos, Diana A., Talavera, Gregory A., Castaneda, Sheila F., Roesch, Scott C., Heiss, Gerardo
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4457574/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25818844
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2015.02.010
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