The Maracaibo city metabolic syndrome prevalence study: design and scope.
The metabolic syndrome (MS) is a conglomerate of interrelated risk factors-including obesity, atherogenic dyslipidemia, arterial hypertension, and insulin resistance-which exponentially increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of MS according to the criteria published by the International Diabetes Federation, in individuals of both sexes over 18 years of age. This is a cross-sectional study based on MS prevalence in a representative sample from the Maracaibo district, Zulia State. The population of Maracaibo, according to the last census in 2001, was 1,219,927 habitants, with a 2007 population estimation of 1,428,043 habitants according to the National Institute of Statistics (NIS). Likewise, NIS projects that for theRock legend Bruce Springsteen's youngest son, Sam, is a new recruit of the Jersey City Fire Department.

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Sam, 26, was sworn in alongside 14 other new recruits during a Tuesday ceremony at the Jersey City, New Jersey, town hall. Sam graduated from the Monmouth County Fire Academy in 2014. He previously served as a volunteer firefighter at three area stations before taking the civil service exam. He later attended five months of training at the Public Safety Academy in Morristown, New Jersey.

Sam's father, mother Patti Scialfa, and his brother, Evan, all attended the swearing-in ceremony.

“It was a long road," Bruce told WCBS-TV about the difficult process. “He was very dedicated for quite a few years, and we're just excited for him today."

NBC News reported that a