Metabolic syndrome and parental history of cardiovascular disease in young adults in urban Ghana.
Kwame YeboahKennedy Konlan DodamPatrick Kormla AffrimLinda Adu-GyamfiAnormah Rashid BadoRichard N A Owusu MensahAfua Bontu AdjeiBen GyanPublished in: BMC public health (2017)
In our study population, there is relatively high prevalence of MetS; higher in females compared to male participants. Parental history of CVDs was associated with MetS.