Association of metabolic syndrome with risk of cardiovascular disease mortality and all-cause mortality among Malaysian adults: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study is aimed at determining the association between metabolic syndrome and risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality and all-cause mortality among Malaysian adults.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

The Malaysian Non-Communicable Disease Surveillance (MyNCDS-1) 2005/2006.

Participants

A total of 2525 adults (1013 men and 1512 women), aged 24-64 years, who participated in the MyNCDS-1 2005/2006.

Methods

Participants' anthropometric indices, blood pressure, fasting lipid profile and fasting blood glucose levels were evaluated to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome by the Harmonized criteria. Participants' mortality status were followed up for 13 years from 2006 to 2018. Mortality data were obtained via record link

SUBMITTER: Chee Cheong K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8375738 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature