Metabolic syndrome and its predictors in an urban population in Kenya: A cross sectional study

The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a clustering of interrelated risk factors which doubles the risk of cardio-vascular disease (CVD) in 5 –10 years and increases the risk of type 2 diabetes 5 fold. The identifica...

Source: BMC Endocrine Disorders - July 4, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Geoffrey Omuse, Daniel Maina, Mariza Hoffman, Jane Mwangi, Caroline Wambua, Elizabeth Kagotho, Angela Amayo, Peter Ojwang, Zulfiqarali Premji, Kiyoshi Ichihara and Rajiv Erasmus Source Type: research