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The Metabolic Syndrome Predicts Incident Stroke: A 14-Year Follow-Up Study in Elderly People in Finland
Stroke 39:1078-1083,1068, Wang,J.,et al, 2008
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Article Abstract
The MetS defined by the 6 criteria except for the American College of Endocrinology definition predicts stroke in elderly subjects. However, impaired glucose tolerance alone is as strong a predictor of stroke as is the MetS defined by the World Health Organization, NCEP and updated NCEP criteria.
 
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