The impact of socioeconomic status on the incidence of metabolic syndrome in a Taiwanese health screening population

Xinghua Yang, Qiushan Tao, Feng Sun and Siyan Zhan ()

International Journal of Public Health, 2012, vol. 57, issue 3, 559 pages

Abstract: The standardized cumulative incidence of MS was 12.46%. Lower education level was an important socioeconomic determinant of MS in women. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2012

Keywords: Socioeconomic status; Metabolic syndrome; Incidence; Longitudinal study; Taiwan checked-up population (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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