Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Brazilian adults in the last 10 years: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Letícia Teixeira de Siqueira Valadares (Author), Luiza Siqueira Barreto de Souza (Author), Valdir Alves Salgado Júnior (Author), Larissa de Freitas Bonomo (Author), Leandro Roberto de Macedo (Author), Maísa Silva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background A cluster of interconnected cardiometabolic risk factors characterizes metabolic Syndrome (MS). The prevalence of MS is increasing worldwide, but there is not a meta-analysis of this prevalence in the Brazilian population. We aimed to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrom...