Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among ethnic groups in China

• Main Authors: Xuzhen Qin (Author), Ling Qiu (Author), Guodong Tang (Author), Man-Fung Tsoi (Author), Tao Xu (Author), Lin Zhang (Author), Zhihong Qi (Author), Guangjin Zhu (Author), Bernard M. Y. Cheung (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is common in China, which has a multi-ethnic population of 1·3 billion. We set out to determine the prevalence of MetS and its components in different ethnic groups. Methods This nationwide cross-sectional survey involved 24,796 participants from eight e...