Metabolic Syndrome With and Without C-Reactive Protein as a Predictor of Coronary Heart Disease and Diabetes in the West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study
The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center · Glasgow Royal Infirmary · +2 more institutions
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) recently proposed a simple definition for metabolic syndrome. Information on the prospective association of this definition for coronary heart disease (CHD) and type 2 diabetes is currently limited. METHODS AND RESULTS: We used a modified NCEP definition with body mass index in place of waist circumference. Baseline assessments in the West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study were available for 6447 men to predict CHD risk and for 5974 men to predict incident diabetes over 4.9 years of follow-up. Mean LDL cholesterol was similar but C-reactive protein was higher (P
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- 69.16
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- 100%
- References
- 30
Authors
11- NSNaveed SattarCorresponding
The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, NHS Dumfries and Galloway, University of Glasgow
- AGAllan Gaw
The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, NHS Dumfries and Galloway, University of Glasgow
- OSOlga Scherbakova
The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, NHS Dumfries and Galloway, University of Glasgow
- IFIan Ford
The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, NHS Dumfries and Galloway, University of Glasgow
- DSD S O’Reilly
The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, NHS Dumfries and Galloway, University of Glasgow
Topics & keywords
- Medicine
- Metabolic syndrome
- Pravastatin
- National Cholesterol Education Program
- Internal medicine
- Hazard ratio
- Diabetes mellitus
- Acute coronary syndrome
- Good health and well-being