Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity in Adolescents Aged 12 to 19 Years: Comparison between the United States and Korea

This study compared the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS), its risk factors, and obesity in adolescents in the United States (US) and Korea. Data were obtained from 2003-2004 US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and 2005 Korea NHANES for adolescents aged 12-19 yr in the...

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Autores principales: Park, Jinkyung, Hilmers, David C., Mendoza, Jason A., Stuff, Janice E., Liu, Yan, Nicklas, Theresa A.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2800028/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20052351
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2010.25.1.75

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2800028/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20052351
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2010.25.1.75

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