ea0037ep608 | Obesity and cardiovascular endocrinology | ECE2015
Vasovic Olga
, Lalic Katarina
, Trifunovic Danijela
, Jemuovic Zvezdana
, Djurovic Marina Nikolic
Introduction: Objective of this study was to examine the importance of metabolic syndrome (MetS) as a predictor of cardiovascular mortality in frail elderly people.Methods: Participants of the study were 253 community dwelling elderly aged 6599 years. It was a prospective study with 32 months follow-up period. Patients were divided into four main groups according to the presence of MetS and prior major cardiovascular event (MACE): group A pa...