Impact of urbanization and gender on frequency of metabolic syndrome among native Abuja settlers in Nigeria

BACKGROUND: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Nigeria is currently undergoing rapid epidemiological transition. The objective was to study whether urbanization is associated with increased prevalence of MetS between native rural Abuja settlers and geneticall...

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Autores principales: Adediran, O., Akintunde, A. A., Edo, A. E., Opadijo, O. G., Araoye, A. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3425024/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22923935
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0975-3583.98890

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3425024/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22923935
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0975-3583.98890

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