Patterns of metabolic syndrome and associated factors in women from the ELSA-Brasil: a latent class analysis approach

• Main Authors: Nila Mara Smith Galvão (Author), Sheila Maria Alvim de Matos (Author), Maria da Conceição Chagas de Almeida (Author), Ligia Gabrielli (Author), Sandhi Maria Barreto (Author), Estela M. L. Aquino (Author), Maria Inês Schmidt (Author), Leila Denise Alves Ferreira Amorim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract: This study aimed to identify patterns of metabolic syndrome among women and estimate their prevalence and relationship with sociodemographic and biological characteristics. In total, 5,836 women were evaluated using baseline data from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-...