Cardiovascular risk assessment in the metabolic syndrome: results from the Prospective Cardiovascular Munster (PROCAM) Study

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[1] Leal J(2006)Economic burden of cardiovascular diseases in the enlarged European Union Eur Heart J 27 1610-1619

[2] Luengo-Fernandez R(2002)Prevalence and trends in obesity among US adults, 1999–2000 JAMA 288 1723-1727

[3] Gray A(2005)Risks for all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes associated with the metabolic syndrome: a summary of the evidence Diabetes Care 28 1769-1778

[4] Petersen S(2005)The metabolic syndrome Lancet 365 1415-1428

[5] Rayner M(2005)A potential decline in life expectancy in the United States in the 21st century N Engl J Med 352 1138-1145

[6] Flegal KM(2005)Diagnosis and management of the metabolic syndrome: an American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Scientific Statement Circulation 112 2735-2752

[7] Carroll MD(2005)The metabolic syndrome—a new worldwide definition Lancet 366 1059-1062

[8] Ogden CL(2007)Harmonizing the definition of the metabolic syndrome: comparison of the criteria of the Adult Treatment Panel III and the International Diabetes Federation in United States American and European populations Am J Cardiol 99 541-548

[9] Johnson CL(2006)Abdominal obesity and metabolic syndrome Nature 444 881-887

[10] Ford ES(1998)The Munster Heart Study (PROCAM): results of follow-up at 8 years Eur Heart J 19 A2-A11