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BMI versus the metabolic syndrome in relation to cardiovascular risk in elderly Chinese individuals.

He Y, Jiang B, Wang J, Feng K, Chang Q, Zhu S, Fan L, Li X, Hu FB.

Diabetes Care. 2007 Aug;30(8):2128-34. Epub 2007 Apr 27.PMID: 17468350 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and its relation to cardiovascular disease in an elderly Chinese population.

He Y, Jiang B, Wang J, Feng K, Chang Q, Fan L, Li X, Hu FB.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006 Apr 18;47(8):1588-94. Epub 2006 Mar 29.PMID: 16630995 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Overweight is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease in Chinese populations.

Zhou B, Wu Y, Yang J, Li Y, Zhang H, Zhao L.

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Clinical importance of obesity versus the metabolic syndrome in cardiovascular risk in women: a report from the Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation (WISE) study.

Kip KE, Marroquin OC, Kelley DE, Johnson BD, Kelsey SF, Shaw LJ, Rogers WJ, Reis SE.

Circulation. 2004 Feb 17;109(6):706-13.PMID: 14970104 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Are waist circumference and body mass index independently associated with cardiovascular disease risk in Chinese adults?

Wildman RP, Gu D, Reynolds K, Duan X, Wu X, He J.

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Measures of obesity and metabolic syndrome in Indian Americans in northern California.

Misra KB, Endemann SW, Ayer M.

Ethn Dis. 2006 Spring;16(2):331-7.PMID: 17682232 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparison of waist circumference versus body mass index in diagnosing metabolic syndrome and identifying apparently healthy subjects at increased risk of cardiovascular disease.

Ryan MC, Fenster Farin HM, Abbasi F, Reaven GM.

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Relationship between the metabolic syndrome and the development of hypertension in the Hong Kong Cardiovascular Risk Factor Prevalence Study-2 (CRISPS2).

Cheung BM, Wat NM, Man YB, Tam S, Cheng CH, Leung GM, Woo J, Janus ED, Lau CP, Lam TH, Lam KS.

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Metabolic syndrome in Portugal: prevalence and implications for cardiovascular risk--results from the VALSIM Study.

Fiuza M, Cortez-Dias N, Martins S, Belo A; VALSIM study investigators.

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Cardiovascular risk and prevalence of metabolic syndrome by differing criteria.

Li WJ, Xue H, Sun K, Song XD, Wang YB, Zhen YS, Han YF, Hui RT.

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Abdominal visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue compartments: association with metabolic risk factors in the Framingham Heart Study.

Fox CS, Massaro JM, Hoffmann U, Pou KM, Maurovich-Horvat P, Liu CY, Vasan RS, Murabito JM, Meigs JB, Cupples LA, D'Agostino RB Sr, O'Donnell CJ.

Circulation. 2007 Jul 3;116(1):39-48. Epub 2007 Jun 18.PMID: 17576866 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The metabolic syndrome in older individuals: prevalence and prediction of cardiovascular events: the Cardiovascular Health Study.

Scuteri A, Najjar SS, Morrell CH, Lakatta EG; Cardiovascular Health Study.

Diabetes Care. 2005 Apr;28(4):882-7.PMID: 15793190 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Distinct component profiles and high risk among African Americans with metabolic syndrome: the Jackson Heart Study.

Taylor H, Liu J, Wilson G, Golden SH, Crook E, Brunson CD, Steffes M, Johnson WD, Sung JH.

Diabetes Care. 2008 Jun;31(6):1248-53. Epub 2008 Mar 10.PMID: 18332154 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

A comparison of two proposed definitions for metabolic syndrome in the Chinese adult population.

Yang W, Reynolds K, Gu D, Chen J, He J.

Am J Med Sci. 2007 Sep;334(3):184-9.PMID: 17873532 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The National Cholesterol Education Program - Adult Treatment Panel III, International Diabetes Federation, and World Health Organization definitions of the metabolic syndrome as predictors of incident cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

Lorenzo C, Williams K, Hunt KJ, Haffner SM.

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Effect of body mass index on all-cause mortality and incidence of cardiovascular diseases--report for meta-analysis of prospective studies open optimal cut-off points of body mass index in Chinese adults.

Zhou BF.

Biomed Environ Sci. 2002 Sep;15(3):245-52.PMID: 12500665 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Body mass index, metabolic syndrome, and risk of type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease.

Meigs JB, Wilson PW, Fox CS, Vasan RS, Nathan DM, Sullivan LM, D'Agostino RB.

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The usefulness of the International Diabetes Federation and the National Cholesterol Education Program's Adult Treatment Panel III definitions of the metabolic syndrome in predicting coronary heart disease in subjects with type 2 diabetes.

Tong PC, Kong AP, So WY, Yang X, Ho CS, Ma RC, Ozaki R, Chow CC, Lam CW, Chan JC, Cockram CS.

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Body mass index, metabolic syndrome and carotid atherosclerosis.

Irace C, Scavelli F, Carallo C, Serra R, Cortese C, Gnasso A.

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Age-specific prevalence of the metabolic syndrome defined by the International Diabetes Federation and the National Cholesterol Education Program: the Norwegian HUNT 2 study.

Hildrum B, Mykletun A, Hole T, Midthjell K, Dahl AA.

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