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• Early occurrence of metabolic syndrome after hypertension in pregnancy - 09/2005
  This study compared the cardiovascular risk profile of 168 white women with a history of pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) and 168 controls matched for age and year of index delivery. Calculation of unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios showed a 3- to 5-fold increase in prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in women with a history of PIH in their first pregnancy.
  Author(s) : Forest JC, Girouard J, Masse J, Moutquin JM, Kharfi A, Ness RB, Roberts JM, Giguere Y.
  Reference : Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Jun;105(6):1373-80.
• Relation Between the Metabolic Syndrome and Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack. A Prospective Cohort Study in Patients With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. - 09/2005
  In this study from Israel, 14 284 patients with coronary heart disease, of which 3703 (26%) had the metabolic syndrome without diabetes and 3500 others (25%) had diabetes, underwent a follow-up for stroke or.transient ischaemic attack (TIA) over 4.8 to 8.1 years. Adjusting for stroke risk factors, patients with the metabolic syndrome exhibited a 1.49-fold increased risk of cerebrovascular events, whereas those with frank diabetes had a 2.29-fold increased risk. Among the metabolic syndrome components, impaired fasting glucose and hypertension were the strongest predictors of cerebrovascular events. The risk for stroke or TIA associated with the metabolic syndrome was more pronounced in women.
  Author(s) : Koren-Morag N, Goldbourt U, Tanne D.
  Reference : Stroke. 2005 Jun 2; [Epub ahead of print]
• Prevalence and risk factors associated with the metabolic syndrome and dyslipidemia in White, Black, Amerindian and Mixed Hispanics in Zulia State, Venezuela - 09/2005
  A cross-sectional survey of a representative sample of the population of Zulia State, Venezuela, shows a particularly alarming prevalence of metabolic syndrome (ATP III criteria) and atherogenic dyslipidaemia: 31.2% and 24.1%, respectively, with higher rates in men than in women. Low HDL-cholesterol (65.3%), abdominal obesity (42.9%) and hypertension (38.1%) were the most frequent metabolic syndrome components. The survey was conducted in 3108 individuals aged 20 years or older.
  Author(s) : Florez H, Silva E, Fernandez V, Ryder E, Sulbaran T, Campos G, Calmon G, Clavel E, Castillo-Florez S, Goldberg R.
  Reference : Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2005 Jul;69(1):63-77. Epub 2005 Feb 19.

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