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Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its associated factors in Chinese patients with ankylosing spondylitis [Corrigendum]

Authors Liu M, Huang Y, Huang Z, Huang Q, Guo X, Wang Y, Deng W, Huang Z , Li T 

Received 18 April 2019

Accepted for publication 18 April 2019

Published 22 May 2019 Volume 2019:12 Pages 729—730

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/DMSO.S212730



Liu M, Huang Y, Huang Z, et al. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes. 2019;12:477–484.

On page 478, Under Patients and methods section, Clinical evaluation and laboratory tests subheading, the sentence should read from “According to the latest Chinese overweight/obesity medical nutrition treatment expert consensus (2016),16 overweight is defined as 24 kg/m2 ≤ BMI ☐28 kg/m2 and obesity is defined as BMI ≥28 kg/m2.” to “According to the latest Chinese overweight/obesity medical nutrition treatment expert consensus (2016),16 overweight is defined as 24 kg/m2 ≤ BMI <28 kg/m2 and obesity is defined as BMI ≥28 kg/m2.”

The correct correspondence address should read as follows:

Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, No 466 Xingangzhong Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510317, People’s Republic of China.

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