Area-level socioeconomic characteristics and incidence of metabolic syndrome: a prospective cohort study
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- 25 July 2013
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Public Health
- Vol. 13 (1) , 681
Abstract
The evidence linking socioeconomic environments and metabolic syndrome (MetS) has primarily been based on cross-sectional studies. This study prospectively examined the relationships between area-level socioeconomic position (SEP) and the incidence of MetS.Keywords
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