Metabolic syndrome and its components in HIV-infected individuals
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Metabolic syndrome and its components in HIV-infected individuals.
OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components in HIV infected individuals assisted in a specialized health center in a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. METHODS Cross-sectional study comprising 249 individuals (130 men and 119 women), aged 18 to 73 years. Metabolic syndrome was defined according to the National Cholesterol Education Program, as...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira (English Edition)
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2255-4823
DOI: 10.1016/s2255-4823(11)70041-8