Metabolic syndrome and related disorders
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April 2013
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Metab Syndr Relat Disord · Apr 2013
Association between metabolic syndrome and carotid atherosclerosis: a community-based study in Hong Kong.
Carotid atherosclerosis should not be neglected as a cause for stroke in China, despite its low prevalence. This study was performed to evaluate the association between ultrasonographic markers for different stages of carotid atherosclerosis and metabolic syndrome. ⋯ Metabolic syndrome may be independently associated with the early stage but not the later and advanced stages of carotid atherosclerosis in community residents in China.