Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among middle aged women in Babol, Iran

• Main Authors: Delavar, Mouloud Agajani, Lye, Munn Sann, Khor, Geok Lin, Hanachi, Parichehr, Syed Hassan, Syed Tajuddin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Seameo Regional Tropical Medicine & Public Health 2009
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16330/1/Prevalence%20of%20Metabolic%20syndrome%20among%20middle%20aged%20women%20in%20Babol.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16330/; http://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/seameo/journal-40-3-2009.html

Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of interconnected cardiovascular risk factors. This research determined the prevalence of metabolic syndrome by body mass index, sociodemography, and lifestyle habits of women 30-50 years old in Babol Iran. A systematic random sampling was used to select 984 middle ag...