Journal article
The risk of cardiovascular events in patients with metabolic syndrome: The results of a population based prospective cohort study (PURE Turkey)
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) includes several cardiovascular (CV) risk factors. This study aimed to assess CV risk of MetS, contribution of its components to the risk, and whether MetS provides additional risk beyond its components.
METHODS: The Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) Turkey cohort included 3933 individuals aged between 35 and 70 years, with a median follow-up of 8.9 years. MetS was diagnosed as the presence of any …
Authors
Oğuz A; Kılıçkap M; Güleç S; Altuntaş Y; Karşıdağ K; Temizhan A; Tümerdem BÇ; Keskinler MV; Rangarajan S; Yusuf S
Journal
The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 192–200
Publisher
Kare Publishing
Publication Date
2020
DOI
10.14744/anatoljcardiol.2020.27227
ISSN
2149-2263