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The US National Cholesterol Education Programme Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP ATP III): prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in postmenopausal Latin American women

2007; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 10; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/13697130701258895

1473-0804

Monique Royer, Camil Castelo‐Branco, Juan E. Blümel, Peter Chedraui, Luis Danckers, Ascanio Bencosme, Daysi Navarro, Soledad Vallejo, María T. Espinoza, Gustavo Gómez, Humberto Izaguirre, Félix Ayala-Peralta, Mabel Martino, Eliana Ojeda, William Onatra, Juan Jorge Huamán-Saavedra, Konstantinos Tserotas, Estela Pozzo, Valentín Manríquez, M. Prada, Elena Grandia, Cristina Zuñiga, Diego Lange, F. Sayegh, for the Collaborative Group for,

Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health

Background Metabolic syndrome (METS) is a strong predictor of cardiovascular risk. Since the prevalence of METS increases after menopause, gynecological routine consultation offers an excellent screening opportunity.