Differences in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in urban and rural India: a problem of urbanization

Chronic Illn. 2007 Mar;3(1):8-19. doi: 10.1177/1742395307079197.

Authors

D Prabhakaran¹, Vivek Chaturvedi, Pankaj Shah, Ajay Manhapra, Panniyammakal Jeemon, Bela Shah, K Srinath Reddy

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India.

PMID: 18072694
DOI: 10.1177/1742395307079197

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adult
Age Factors
Body Mass Index
Cholesterol / blood
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diabetes Mellitus / blood
Diabetes Mellitus / epidemiology
Female
Humans
Hyperlipidemias / blood
Hyperlipidemias / epidemiology
Hypertension / epidemiology
India / epidemiology
Logistic Models
Male
Metabolic Syndrome / blood
Metabolic Syndrome / epidemiology*
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Rural Population / statistics & numerical data*
Sex Factors
Urban Population / statistics & numerical data*
Urbanization*

Substances

Cholesterol