Optimal Definitions for Abdominal Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome in Andean Hispanics: The PREVENCION Study

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to establish optimal definitions for abdominal obesity and metabolic syndrome (MetS) among Andean adults. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Among 1,448 Andean adults, we assessed the relationship between waist circumference and subclinical vascular disease assessed by carotid intima-m...

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Autores principales: Medina-Lezama, Josefina, Pastorius, Catherine A., Zea-Diaz, Humberto, Bernabe-Ortiz, Antonio, Corrales-Medina, Fernando, Morey-Vargas, Oscar Leopoldo, Chirinos, Diana Andrea, Muñoz-Atahualpa, Edgar, Chirinos-Pacheco, Julio, Chirinos, Julio Alonso
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Diabetes Association 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2875461/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20200303
http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc09-2353

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2875461/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20200303
http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc09-2353

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