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Is having a family history of type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease a predictive factor for metabolic syndrome?

Primary care diabetes - 1 Feb 2009

Dunkley Alison J, Taub Nicholas A, Davies Melanie J, Stone Margaret A, Khunti Kamlesh

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AIMS: To determine whether a first degree family history (FH) of diabetes and/or a first degree FH of cardiovascular disease (CVD), can predict prevalent cases of metabolic syndrome (MetS). Also, to establish if the association is different for South Asians compared to White Europeans, and for obese compared to non-obese individuals. METHODS: Cross-sectional data were analysed for a mixed-ethnic cohort of 3094...

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PMID: 19268647
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2009.02.002

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