Association of Self‐Reported Familial History of Cardiometabolic Disease with Metabolic Syndrome in Apparently Healthy Urban Colombian Men

Discussionthe findings of association of this study together with the previous reports are evidence of the importance of hereditary component as independent predictor of cardiovascular risk factors and its clustering, as well as of possible specific association patterns between FH of CMD and MetS depending on evaluated population in terms of ethnic groups and geographic region. Further studies are required in other populations, as well as exploration of genetic markers of CMD regarding to MetS. Am. J. Hum. Biol. 25:228–230, 2013. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Source: American Journal of Human Biology - February 22, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: Milton F. Suárez‐Ortegón, Alejandra Arbeláez, Mildrey Mosquera, Fabian Méndez, Alberto Pradilla, Cecilia Aguilar‐de Plata Tags: Short Report Source Type: research