Cardio-metabolic risk factors in Tunisia: state of the art.

Melek Kechida, Tunisian Society of Internal Medicine

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Review in Internal and emergency medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

Long-term predictors of death among Tunisian patients presenting for non ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome.La Tunisie medicale
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Melek KechidaInternal Medicine and Endocrinology Department, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia. kechida_mel_lek@hotmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-5110-6329

Tunisian Society of Internal Medicine

Hospital Fatuma Bourguiba Monastir · TNUniversity of Monastir · TN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cardiometabolic risk factors in Tunisia are growing fast. The main risk factor is metabolic syndrome which is a global health issue in both developing and developed countries. It is resulting from a new phase of epidemiological transition characterised by ageing and an increase in non-communicable diseases. It is common in both genders with some disparities between urban and rural regions, educational levels and social classes. Hypertension and diabetes are also additional risk factors predicting alarming mortality rates. We propose here a review of the determinants of metabolic syndrome in Tunisia and the overall cardiometabolic risk factors.

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Heart Disease Risk FactorsCardiovascular DiseasesHumansMetabolic SyndromePrevalenceTunisiaCardiovascular riskDiabetesDyslipidemiaHypertensionMetabolic syndromeTunisia

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PMID31388892

DOI10.1007/s11739-019-02164-7

OpenAlexW2965674018

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