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A confirmatory factor analysis of the metabolic syndrome in adolescents: an examination of sex and racial/ethnic differences
OBJECTIVE: The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of clinical indices that signals increased risk for cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes. The diagnosis of MetS is typically based on cut-off points for various components, e.g. waist circumference and blood pressure. Because current MetS c...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3489601/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23062212 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2840-11-128 |