Endocrine Abstracts

Background and aims: Longitudinal data from the North West Adelaide Health Study (NWAHS) were used to examine the effect of development of metabolic syndrome between Stage 1 (2000–2003) and Stage 2 (2004–2006) on quality of life.Material and methods: The NWAHS is a random, representative sample of people aged 18 years and over living in the north west region of Adelaide. Participants were recruited via telephone interviews to attend the clinic....