Prevalence and factors associated with Metabolic Syndrome in elderly users of the Unified Health System

• मुख्य लेखकों: Edna Cunha Vieira (लेखक), Maria do Rosário Gondim Peixoto (लेखक), Erika Aparecida da Silveira (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence and factors associated with metabolic syndrome in the elderly. METHODS: Cross-sectional study, with 133 individuals randomly selected in the Unified Health System in Goiania, Goiás. The following variables were researched: anthropometric (BMI, waist circumferen...