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SUBMITTER: Vaidya D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2875458 | biostudies-other | 2010 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Vaidya Dhananjay D Mathias Rasika A RA Kral Brian G BG Yanek Lisa R LR Becker Lewis C LC Becker Diane M DM
Diabetes care 20100318 6
<h4>Objective</h4>Any combination of metabolic abnormalities may constitute the metabolic syndrome (MetS), conferring coronary artery disease (CAD) risk, but the independent effect of different combinations on CAD onset remains unknown. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS" Healthy adult siblings (n = 987) of premature CAD (<60 years) case subjects were followed for 9.8 +/- 3.8 years. Baseline MetS variables (insulin sensitivity index, waist circumference, systolic blood pressure, HDL cholesterol, and tr ...[more]