Metabolic syndrome may not be a good predictor of coronary artery disease in the Iranian population: population-specific definitions are required.
The inability of two definitions of metabolic syndrome (MS) to predict the presence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in a non-Caucasian population was demonstrated. Angiography was used as the gold standard method for identifying patients with (cases) or without (controls) CAD. It is possible that the current definitions of MS are not appropriate for some non-Caucasian populations.
Ebrahimi
Mahmoud
M
Cardiovascular Research Center, Avicenna (Bu-Ali) Research Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Science (MUMS), Mashhad, Iran. Ebrahimi_cardiology@yahoo.com
Kazemi-Bajestani
Seyyed Mohammad Reza
SM
Ghayour-Mobarhan
Majid
M
Moohebati
Mohsen
M
Paydar
Roghaye
R
Azimi-Nezhad
Mohsen
M
Esmaily
Habib Ollah
HO
Ferns
Gordon A A
GA
D000792:Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors