European journal of clinical investigation
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Eur. J. Clin. Invest. · Jul 2008
Multicenter StudyThe metabolic syndrome increases cardiovascular mortality in Taiwanese elderly.
The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) is high among the elderly. However, evidence that mortality increases with MetS is rare. In this study, we investigated the relationship between MetS, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all cause mortality in the elderly. ⋯ The elderly with MetS, compared to those without MetS, had a higher CVD and all cause mortality in Taiwan. Furthermore, different combinations of MetS components posed different risks to the mortality, which deserves further research in the future.