Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its associated factors among registered transgender women on cross sex hormonal therapy in Kuantan, Pahang

• Main Authors: Draman, Samsul, Mohamad Noor, Maizatul Shamemy
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre 2022
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA Public aspects of medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/101514/1/101514_Prevalence%20of%20metabolic%20syndrome.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/101514/; https://medicineandhealthukm.com/toc/17/3%28suppl%29
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Metabolic syndrome is a constellation of interrelated risk factors of metabolic origin that could eventually lead to cardiovascular disease in the long run. Hypothetically, hormonal therapy has been linked to metabolic syndrome in many studies particularly in the transgender community. Despite the l...