Metabolic syndrome prevalence in elderly of urban and rural communities participants in the HIPERDIA in the city of Coimbra/MG, Brazil

Autor: Josiane Aparecida Teixeira de Paula, Osvaldo Costa Moreira, Cristiano Diniz da Silva, Diogo Santos Silva, Paulo Roberto dos Santos Amorim
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Investigación y Educación en Enfermería, Vol 33, Iss 2, Pp 325-333 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0120-5307
DOI: 10.17533/udea.iee.v33n2a15
Popis: Objective. To identify the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS), and the influence of gender and place of residence for elders served by the Family Health Strategy in the municipality of Coimbra (Minas Gerais state, Brazil). Methodology. The sample consisted of 435 individuals of both sexes, with mean of age 72 ± 8 years. Results. Women had higher prevalence rates of MS (urban= 40%, rural= 37%) with differences (p
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