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MEDLINE search strategy

Search terms

Shoulder pain OR shoulder joint OR shoulder impingement OR subacromial pain syndrome* OR rotator cuff OR rotator cuff disease OR rotator cuff tear. Subacromial impingement syndrome*. Supraspinatus tend*. Shoulder bursitis*. Shoulder tend*. Painful arc*. S1 OR S2 OR S3 OR S4 OR S5 OR S6. Metabolic OR metabolic syndrome OR metabolic syndrome X OR syndrome x OR metabolic syn* OR cardio metabolic syn* OR Insulin resistance syndrome*. Obesity OR waist circumference OR central obesity OR intra-abdominal fat OR waist circumference OR body mass index OR BMI OR visceral obesity OR abdominal obesity OR overweight OR adiposity OR waist-to-hip ratio.

Glycaemic homeostasis OR fasting glucose OR glucose intolerance OR Impaired glucose tolerance OR IGT OR plasma insulin OR hyperinsulinemia OR IFG OR insulin resistance OR pre diabet* OR diabetes OR diabetes mellitus OR DM. Blood pressure OR elevated arterial pressure OR hypertension. Dyslipidemia OR hyperlipidemia OR dyslipid* OR hyperlipid* OR high density lipoprotein OR HDL* OR low density lipoprotein OR LDL* OR triglycerides OR total cholesterol OR hypertriglyceridemia. Microalbuminuria OR albumin OR urine albumin. S8 OR S9 OR S10 OR S11 OR S12 OR S13. S7 AND S14. Limit to >18 (adult) and English.

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