Background: The American Heart Association, in conjunction with the National Institutes of
Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and …

Background: The American Heart Association, in conjunction with the National Institutes of
Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and …

BACKGROUND: The American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the National
Institutes of Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease …

Background The American Heart Association, in conjunction with the National Institutes of
Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and …

Background The metabolic syndrome (MS) is a leading cause of death worldwide. Several
studies have found MS to be prevalent in various African regions. However, no specific …

Background and aims There are rising levels of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and
diabetes in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a precursor of these …

Background The prevalence of metabolic syndrome is increasing worldwide. Clinical
guidelines consider metabolic syndrome as an all or none medical condition. One proposed …

Background. Prehypertension has been shown to increase future risk of hypertension. Some
demographic and lifestyle characteristics have been implicated to increase the risk of …

Introduction: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a multiplex of risk factors that predispose people
to the development of diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD), two of the major non …

Background: The aim of this study was to estimate the effect of smoking on metabolic
syndrome (MS) and its components applying inverse probability-of-treatment weighting …