Impact of interactions among metabolic syndrome components on the development of cardiovascular disease among Kazakhs in Xinjiang.
Wenwen YangXiang GaoXianghui ZhangYunhua HuHeng GuoKui WangYizhong YanJia HeJingyu ZhangJiaolong MaLei MaoLati MuJiaming LiuShugang LiYusong DingMei ZhangRulin MaShu-Xia GuoPublished in: PloS one (2018)
BP and WC were independent risk factors for CVD in the Kazakh population. The risk of CVD was greatly increased when BP and WC coexisted or when combined BP/WC with MS (≥3 components except for BP and WC) was present, but no significant interactions were found among MS components.