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"The Metabolic Syndrome in Canada"Dr. Sonia Anand (biography)
English - 2002-10-28 - 24 minutes
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Summary :
Between 1996-2000, over 1,300 Canadians of varying ancestral origin participated in a study of risk factors for atherosclerosis and CVD (Study of Health Assessment and Risk in Ethnic groups-SHARE). Intriguing differences in their risk factor profiles, as well as the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and CVD were observed. In this talk the highlights of this study will be reviewed, with special emphasis on the metabolic syndrome.
-The Metabolic Syndrome affects approximately ¼ Canadians, and is particularly prevalent among people of South Asian and Aboriginal origin.
-People with the metabolic syndrome have more atherosclerosis and CVD compared to people without the syndrome.
-Impaired fibrinolysis may explain in part the relative excess of CV events suffered by the metabolic syndrome group.
Bibliographic references :
1. Anand SS, Yusef S, Vuskan CV, et al. Differences in risk factors, atherosclerosis, and cardiovascular disease between ethnic groups in Canada: The Study of Health Assessment and Risk in Ethinic Groups (SHARE). Lancet 2000; 356(9226):279-84.
2. Grundy SM. Obesity, metabolic syndrome, and coronary atherosclerosis. Circulation 2002; 150(23):2712-8.
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