Interaction of smoking and metabolic syndrome on cardiovascular risk in a Chinese cohort

Conclusions: Both cigarette smoking and MS are strong risk factors of CVD in the Chinese population. Moreover, this study further demonstrates an additive interaction of current smoking and MS on cardiovascular risk.

Source: International Journal of Cardiology - January 16, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lijun Zhang, Zhirong Guo, Ming Wu, Xiaoshu Hu, Yanying Xu, Zhengyuan Zhou Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research