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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...
Autores principales: | Palaniappan, Latha P., Wong, Eric C., Shin, Jessica J., Fortmann, Stephen P., Lauderdale, Diane S. |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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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