Metabolic syndrome with and without C-reactive protein as a predictor of coronary heart disease and diabetes in the West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study.
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Abstract
The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) recently proposed a simple definition
for metabolic syndrome. Information on the prospective association of this definition
for coronary heart disease (CHD) and type 2 diabetes is currently limited.
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University Department of Pathological Biochemistry, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, 10 Alexandra
Parade, Glasgow G31 2ER, Scotland, UK. nsattar@clinmed.gla.ac.uk