Open AccessThe Metabolic Syndrome and Its Traits as Risk Factors for Subclinical Atherosclerosis
Author(s) -
Suzanne Holewijn,
Martin den Heijer,
Dorine W. Swinkels,
Anton F. H. Stalenhoef,
Jacqueline de Graaf
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2009-0084
Subject(s) - metabolic syndrome , subclinical infection , context (archaeology) , medicine , cohort , population , cardiology , obesity , environmental health , biology , paleontology
The metabolic syndrome (MetS) indicates an increased cardiovascular risk. The objective of the present study was to determine the impact of the MetS and its individual traits on subclinical atherosclerosis, as measured with six noninvasive measurements of atherosclerosis (NIMA) in a 50- to 70-yr-old Dutch population-based cohort. Furthermore, we determined the impact of three different definitions of the MetS.
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