Metabolic syndrome and risks of carotid atherosclerosis and cardiovascular events in community-based older adults in China.

CONCLUSIONS: MS was significantly associated with IMT and the presence of carotid plaque and with positively increased risks of MI, stroke, and CVD mortality independent of CVD risk factors in older Chinese adults.
PMID: 31826385 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition - December 12, 2019 Category: Nutrition Authors: Wang C, Fang X, Wu X, Hua Y, Zhang Z, Gu X, Tang Z, Guan S, Liu H, Liu B, Ji X Tags: Asia Pac J Clin Nutr Source Type: research