2562 Racial/ethnic variation in the relationship between metabolic syndrome components and cardiovascular disease and the role of uric acid among population with metabolic syndrome

• Published in: Journal of clinical and translational science Vol. 2; no. S1; pp. 46 - 47
• Main Author: Shaheen, Magda
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 01.06.2018
• Subjects: Basic/Translational Science/Team Science; C-reactive protein; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular diseases; Ethnicity; Glomerular filtration rate; High density lipoprotein; Hypertension; Metabolic syndrome; Minority & ethnic groups; Population; Population studies; Race; Smoking; Uric acid; Variation

OBJECTIVES/SPECIFIC AIMS: To examine the racial/ethnic variation in the relation between metabolic syndrome (MetS) components and cardiovascular disease (CVD) as well as examine the role of uric acid as a predictor of CVD among population with MetS. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: We analyzed National Hea...