Incidence of metabolic syndrome and related diseases in the Khisêdjê indigenous people of the Xingu, Central Brazil, from 1999-2000 to 2010-2011

• Main Authors: Lalucha Mazzucchetti (Author), Patrícia Paiva de Oliveira Galvão (Author), Mario Luiz da Silva Tsutsui (Author), Kennedy Maia dos Santos (Author), Douglas Antônio Rodrigues (Author), Sofia Beatriz Mendonça (Author), Suely Godoy Agostinho Gimeno (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2014-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to identify the incidence of metabolic syndrome and related diseases in the Khisêdjê population living in the Xingu Indigenous Park, Mato Grosso State, Brazil, from 1999‐2000 to 2010‐2011. The study included 78 individuals aged ≥20 years. Data were analyzed using Student...