Health‑related Quality of Life Among People Participating in a Metabolic Syndrome E‑screening Program: A Web‑based Study

Conclusions: People with MetS experienced lower HRQOL than without MetS. Internet as a powerful medium offers a novel setting for delivery health information. It seems that high BPand abdominal obesity are associated with lower HRQOL in the participants with MetS. A web‑based prevention program could make people aware for their vulnerability to MetS and its complications.Keywords: Cardiovascular diseases, e‑screening, Internet, metabolic syndrome, quality of life, web‑based study
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research