| Autor: |
Nuri Kodaman, Melinda C. Aldrich, Rafal Sobota, Folkert W. Asselbergs, Nancy J. Brown, Jason H. Moore, Scott M. Williams |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2016 |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, Vol 5, Iss 10 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2047-9980 |
| DOI: |
10.1161/JAHA.116.003867 |
| Popis: |
BackgroundMetabolic syndrome (MetS) is diagnosed by the presence of at least 3 of the following: obesity, hypertension, hyperglycemia, hypertriglyceridemia, and low high‐density lipoprotein. Individuals with MetS also typically have elevated plasma levels of the antifibrinolytic factor, plasminogen activator inhibitor‐1 (PAI‐1), but the relationships between PAI‐1 and MetS diagnostic criteria are not clear. Understanding these relationships can elucidate the relevance of MetS to cardiovascular disease risk, because PAI‐1 is associated with ischemic events and directly involved in thrombosis. Methods and ResultsIn a cross‐sectional analysis of 2220 Ghanaian men and women from urban and rural locales, we found the age‐standardized prevalence of MetS to be as high as 21.4% (urban women). PAI‐1 level increased exponentially as the number of diagnostic criteria increased linearly (P |
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