Asian Americans Have Greater Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome Despite Lower Body Mass Index

OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between body mass index and metabolic syndrome for Asian Americans and non-Hispanic Whites, given that evidence shows racial/ethnic heterogeneity exists in how body mass index predicts metabolic syndrome. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Electronic health records o...

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Autores principales: Palaniappan, Latha P., Wong, Eric C., Shin, Jessica J., Fortmann, Stephen P., Lauderdale, Diane S.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2989340/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20680014
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2010.152

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2989340/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20680014
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2010.152

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