Background Metabolic syndrome (MS) comprises a set of conditions that are risk factors for
cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. Numerous epidemiological studies on MS have been …

Metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) represents a clustering of different metabolic abnormalities.
MetSyn prevalence is present in approximately 25% of all adults with increased prevalence …

Despite revolutionary advancement in medicine over the past century, cardiovascular
disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death and disability in the world. Likewise, the …

China has seen rapid socio-economic and epidemiological changes over the past several
decades. Economic growth plus shifts in environment, lifestyles and diet have increased life …

Objective: extensive effort has been made to better define metabolic syndrome (MetS).
Whether current definitions accurately diagnose MetS and predict risk of cardiovascular …

Abstract Background The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is the main concern of health problem
in transition population. The objective was to determine the prevalence of MetS and its …

Background The last study reported the prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) in rural
Northeast China was conducted approximately ten years ago. We aimed to update the data …

Objectives To evaluate the prevalence and determinants of metabolic syndrome (MetS)
among adults in a rural area of Northwest China. Methods A population-based cross …

Background It is of a public health interest to explore the relationship between different types
of physical activity, sleep duration and diabetes/insulin resistance. However, little is known …

Metabolic syndrome (MS) could be associated with liver function. Our study aimed to
investigate the association between liver function and MS in a large cohort of Chinese men …