Over 30% of African Americans in Jackson Heart Study have metabolic syndrome
18th Nov 2005, 02:30 GMT
Among the 5,296 participants in the longitudinal observational study of African Americans and heart disease, 36 percent of men and women had metabolic syndrome at the baseline visit. The prevalence increased according to the age of participants: 15. 5 percent of participants aged 20-35, 38 of those between 45-64 and 45 percent of participants 65 and older... click link for more info.
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