title: Why not use the HbA1c as a criterion of dysglycemia in the new definition of the metabolic syndrome? Impact of the new criteria in the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in a Mediterranean urban population from Southern Europe (IMAP study. Multidisciplinary intervention in primary care).
abstract: We analysed the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) of the new diagnostic criteria and the HbA1c to diagnose dysglycemia. We studied 2006 adults without cardiovascular disease or diabetes. The use of the new criteria and the HbA1c resulted in an increase in the population prevalence of MS.
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Research Laboratory, Endocrinology Department, Hospital Virgen de la Victoria, Malaga, Spain; Ciber Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CB06/003) Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: rbernallopez@yahoo.es.
authors.forename: M Rosa
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Bernal-Lopez
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Regional Universitario Carlos Haya, Malaga, Spain.
authors.forename: Aurora
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Villalobos-Sanchez
authors.affiliation: Ciudad Jardín Health Centre, Malaga, Spain.
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mancera-Romero
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Regional Universitario Carlos Haya, Malaga, Spain.
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jansen-Chaparro
authors.affiliation: Ciudad Jardín Health Centre, Malaga, Spain.
authors.forename: Antonio J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Baca-Osorio
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Regional Universitario Carlos Haya, Malaga, Spain.
authors.forename: Maria Dolores
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Lopez-Carmona
authors.affiliation: Ciber Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CB06/003) Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Endocrinology Department, Hospital Virgen de la Victoria, Malaga, Spain.
authors.forename: Francisco J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Tinahones
authors.affiliation: Ciber Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CB06/003) Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Regional Universitario Carlos Haya, Malaga, Spain.
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gomez-Huelgas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019083:Mediterranean Region / Q000453:epidemiology; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D014505:Urban Population
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; C517652:hemoglobin A1c protein, human