Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome and Its Relation to All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Nondiabetic European Men and Women

Gang Hu; Qing Qiao; Jaakko Tuomilehto; Beverley Balkau; Knut Borch‐Johnsen; Kalevi Pyörälà

doi:10.1001/archinte.164.10.1066

Abstract

The overall prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in nondiabetic adult Europeans is 15%. Nondiabetic persons with the metabolic syndrome have an increased risk of death from all causes as well as cardiovascular disease.

Keywords

Metabolic syndromeMedicineHazard ratioDyslipidemiaInternal medicineProspective cohort studyObesityDiabetes mellitusCohort studyCohortProportional hazards modelConfidence intervalHyperinsulinemiaDiseaseCause of deathEndocrinologyInsulin resistance

MeSH Terms

AdultAge DistributionAgedAged80 and overCardiovascular DiseasesCause of DeathCohort StudiesComorbidityEuropeFemaleHumansMaleMetabolic SyndromeMiddle AgedMulticenter Studies as TopicPrevalenceProportional Hazards ModelsRisk AssessmentSex DistributionSurvival Analysis

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Year: 2004
Type: article
Volume: 164
Issue: 10
Pages: 1066-1066
Citations: 1120
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                                    Gang Hu, 
                                
                                    Qing Qiao, 
                                
                                    Jaakko Tuomilehto
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2004). 
                            Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome and Its Relation to All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Nondiabetic European Men and Women. 
                            Archives of Internal Medicine
                            , 164
                            (10)
                            , 1066-1066.
                            https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.164.10.1066
                        

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DOI: 10.1001/archinte.164.10.1066
PMID: 15159263

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