Cigarette smoking and metabolic syndrome components: a cross-sectional study from Maracaibo City, Venezuela [version 1; referees: 1 approved with reservations]

Background: A growing body of evidence suggests that cigarette smoking can cause the onset of metabolic syndrome prior to cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between smoking habit and metabolic syndrome components in an adult population fr...

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Autores:

Bermudez, Valmore
Olivar, Luis Carlos
Torres, Wheeler
Navarro, Carla
Gonzalez, Robys
Morocho, Alicia
Mindiola, Andres
Chacin, Maricarmen
Arias, Victor
Añez, Roberto
Salazar, Juan
Riaño Garzon, Manuel
Diaz Camargo, Edgar
Judith Bautista, Maria
Rojas, Joselyn

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Fecha de publicación:

2018

Institución:

Universidad Simón Bolívar

Repositorio:

Repositorio Digital USB

Idioma:

eng

OAI Identifier:

oai:bonga.unisimon.edu.co:20.500.12442/2309

Acceso en línea:

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12442/2309

Palabra clave:

Smoking habit
Metabolic syndrome
Smokers
Hypertension
Cardiovascular risk

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