Sagittal abdominal diameter as a marker of inflammation and insulin resistance among immigrant women from the Middle East and native Swedish women: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Immigrant women from the Middle East have elevated risk of cardiovascular disease. Sagittal abdominal diameter (SAD), a simple marker of intra-abdominal fat, predicts insulin resistance and cardiovascular mortality in men. Its usefulness in immigrant women is however unknown. To investig...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Petersson, Helena, Daryani, Achraf, Risérus, Ulf
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Original Investigation
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1847804/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17391519
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2840-6-10

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1847804/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17391519
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2840-6-10

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