Prevalence and characteristics of the metabolic syndrome in the San Antonio Heart and Framingham Offspring Studies.
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This study reports the prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome in the San Antonio and Framingham Offspring Study. The Metabolic Syndrome was defined by using both the NCEP-ATP III and the WHO criteria. Rates were highest in Mexican-American women and lowest in white women. Importantly, regardless of the definition, the Metabolic Syndrome was associated with elevated levels of insulin resistance and predicted coronary heart disease risk.
Authors: Meigs JB, Wilson PWF, Nathan DM, D’Agostino RB Sr, Williams K, Haffner SM.
PMID/ref: Diabetes 52: 2160-2167, 2003.
