Frequency and Sex-Specific Associations of Metabolic Syndrome in Rwandans Seeking Outpatient Care: A Cross Sectional, ...
Background The metabolic syndrome (MetS) first reported by Reaven in 1988 as syndrome X is a cluster of five risk factors that increase the probability of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) and cardiovascular diseases (CVD).1,2 Cardiovascular …