Patterns of clustering of the metabolic syndrome components and its association with coronary heart disease in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA): A latent class analysis

The Metabolic syndrome (MetS), refers to one of the most challenging public health issues across the world. The aim of this study was to explore the clusters of participants on the basis of MetS components and determine its effect on coronary heart disease (CHD).

Source: International Journal of Cardiology - May 24, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Seyed Mohammad Riahi, Soraya Moamer, Mahshid Namdari, Yaser Mokhayeri, Mohammad Amin Pourhoseingholi, Seyed Saeed Hashemi-Nazari Source Type: research