Predictors of ischaemic heart disease in a Malaysian population with the metabolic syndrome

• Main Authors: Yeow, T.P., Khir, A.S., Ismail, A.A.S., Ismail, I.S., Imran, M.K., Khalid, B.A.K., Kamaruddin, N.A., Azwany, Y.N., Mustafa, N., Osman, A., Isa, S.H.M., Bebakar, W.M.W., Nazaimoon, W.M.W.
• Format: Article
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/7204/; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/store/10.1111/j.1464-5491.2012.03741.x/asset/dme3741.pdf?v=1&t=hfna350q&s=ba4eef01f35cb905f4db665f5928a74424d6f692

Aims Cardiovascular disease is the foremost cause of mortality in Malaysia but little is known about the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and its associations with other known cardiovascular risk markers. We undertook a population-based study to examine these. Methods For the study, 4341 subject...