Data are mean ±SEM. *p<0.05; ***p<0.001 lean vs. obese group. †p<0.05 MS vs. NON MS group. MS = Metabolic Syndrome. SBP = systolic blood pressure and DBP = diastolic blood pressure. Clinical charact
Background: Currently, there are only a few risk scores to predict long-term recurrence of ischemic stroke and no risk score has been developed for the Asian population. The aim of the present study w
*Metabolic syndrome traits were defined by NHLBI criteria: (1) fasting triglycerides >150 mg/dl (or on triglyceride lowering medication prescribed by a physician); (2) fasting HDL≤50 mg/dl for women o
