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Metabolic syndrome: epidemiology and more extensive phenotypic description. Cross-sectional data from the Bruneck Study.
International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders : journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity - 1 Oct 2003
Bonora E, Kiechl S, Willeit J, Oberhollenzer F, Egger G, Bonadonna R C, Muggeo M
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OBJECTIVES: The present study aimed at evaluating the prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome and at identifying its additional clinical features. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Within a prospective population-based survey examining 888 subjects aged 40-79 y, subjects were identified fulfilling the WHO and the National Cholesterol Education Program-Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP-ATPIII) criteria for diagnosing the...
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