The metabolic syndrome is associated with subclinical atherosclerosis independent of insulin resistance: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study-CVD.

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Published in Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) on December 18, 2009

Authors

Lin Xu1, Chao Qiang Jiang, Tai Hing Lam, Jie Ming Lin, Xiao Jun Yue, Kar Keung Cheng, Bin Liu, Ya Li Jin, Wei Sen Zhang, G Neil Thomas, Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study-CVD

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Community Medicine, School of Public Health, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.

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