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Obesity is associated with insulin resistance and components of the metabolic syndrome in Lebanese adolescents
BACKGROUND: Prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in obese adolescents has been reported to range between 18–42%, depending on country of origin, thus suggesting an ethnic-based association between obesity and MS. AIM: This study aims to investigate the magnitude of the association between obesity,...
Autores principales: | Nasreddine, Lara, Naja, Farah, Tabet, Maya, Habbal, Mohammad-Zuheir, El-Aily, Aida, Haikal, Chrystel, Sidani, Samira, Adra, Nada, Hwalla, Nahla |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Informa Healthcare
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3310480/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22324838 http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/03014460.2012.655776 |
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