International journal of public health
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Int J Public Health · Jun 2012
Comparative StudyComparison of four definitions of the metabolic syndrome and odds of ischemic heart disease in the Lithuanian urban population.
The purpose of this study was to compare the prevalence of metabolic syndrome diagnosed, using four different definitions in the Lithuanian urban population, and determine their association with ischemic heart disease. ⋯ All four metabolic syndrome definitions were associated with ischemic heart disease risk; however, the odds of this disease were higher in people with the metabolic syndrome as defined by the American Heart Association/National Heart Lung Blood Institute and the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III than by the new JIS definition.