The Association of Metabolic Syndrome with the development of cardiovascular disease among Kazakhs in remote rural areas of Xinjiang, China: a cohort study.

CONCLUSIONS: Elevations of BP, WC, and TG were independent risk factors for CVD in Kazakhs. Control of these factors is important to prevent CVD in this population.
PMID: 33499822 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Rural Remote Health - January 26, 2021 Category: Rural Health Authors: Yang W, Guo S, Wang H, Li Y, Zhang X, Hu Y, Guo H, Wang K, Yan Y, Zhang J, Ma J, Mao L, Mu L, Liu J, Song Y, Li C, Ma Z, Ma R, He J Tags: BMC Public Health Source Type: research