Men in Macau SAR have higher prevalence in metabolic syndrome and among related metabolic components: a cross-sectional Macau Health Survey.

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Published in BMC Public Health on October 11, 2014

Authors

Tanja Sobko1, Dulce Trindade, Qian Xiang Lao, Martin Wong, Tong Ka Io, Chan Kin Wa, Ken Gu

Author Affiliations

1: Institute of Human Performance, The University of Hong Kong, Room 301, 3/F, 5 Sassoon Rd, Hong Kong, SAR, China. tanja.sobko@gmail.com.

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