The Metabolic Syndrome among Postmenopausal Women in Rural Canton: Prevalence, Associated Factors, and the Optimal Obesity and Atherogenic Indices

Huiying Liang; Xi Chen; Qiaozhu Chen; Yulin Wang; Xueji Wu; Yaohui Li; Bingying Pan; Huazhang Liu; Ming Li

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0074121

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The Metabolic Syndrome among Postmenopausal Women in Rural Canton: Prevalence, Associated Factors, and the Optimal Obesity and Atherogenic Indices

Huiying Liang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Huiying Liang, Xi Chen, Qiaozhu Chen

Affiliations School of Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China, Department of Primary Public Health, Canton Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Canton, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China
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Xi Chen ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Huiying Liang, Xi Chen, Qiaozhu Chen

Affiliation Department of Primary Public Health, Canton Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Canton, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China
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Qiaozhu Chen ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Huiying Liang, Xi Chen, Qiaozhu Chen

Affiliation Obstetrics Outpatient Clinic, Guangzhou Women and Children Medical Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China
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Yulin Wang,

Affiliation Department of Primary Public Health, Canton Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Canton, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China
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Xueji Wu,

Affiliation Department of Primary Public Health, Canton Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Canton, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China
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Yaohui Li,

Affiliation Department of Primary Public Health, Canton Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Canton, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China
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Bingying Pan,

Affiliation Department of Primary Public Health, Canton Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Canton, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China
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Huazhang Liu ,

* E-mail: gzcdcjgk@yahoo.cn (HZL); mingli2006_2006@126.com (ML)

Affiliation Department of Primary Public Health, Canton Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Canton, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China
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Ming Li

* E-mail: gzcdcjgk@yahoo.cn (HZL); mingli2006_2006@126.com (ML)

Affiliations School of Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China, Da An Gene Co., Ltd. of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China
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The Metabolic Syndrome among Postmenopausal Women in Rural Canton: Prevalence, Associated Factors, and the Optimal Obesity and Atherogenic Indices

Huiying Liang,
Xi Chen,
Qiaozhu Chen,
Yulin Wang,
Xueji Wu,
Yaohui Li,
Bingying Pan,
Huazhang Liu,
Ming Li

Published: September 9, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0074121

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