## Abstract ## Objective To determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome among patients with gout and to examine the association between the 2 conditions in a nationally representative sample of US adults. ## Methods Using data from 8,807 participants age โฅ20 years in the Third National Health
Prevalence of atherosclerotic risk factors and the metabolic syndrome in patients with chronic inflammatory arthritis
โ Scribed by Chi Chiu Mok; Gary Tin Choi Ko; Ling Yin Ho; Ka Lung Yu; Pak To Chan; Chi Hung To
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 90 KB
- Volume
- 63
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 2151-464X
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