title: Response to the Letter by Kawada et al. regarding the manuscript entitled "The metabolic syndrome and CVD outcomes for a central Australian cohort".
authors.affiliation: The University of Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: jnluke@unimelb.edu.au.
authors.forename: Joanne N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Luke
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Daniel
authors.forename: Kerin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: O'Dea
authors.forename: James D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Best
authors.forename: Alicia J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Jenkins
authors.forename: Zhiqiang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Robyn A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: McDermott
authors.forename: Zaimin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Kevin G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Rowley
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*