Prevalence, associated factors and heritabilities of metabolic syndrome and its individual components in African Americans: the Jackson Heart Study

OBJECTIVE: Both environmental and genetic factors play important roles in the development of metabolic syndrome (MetS). Studies about its associated factors and genetic contribution in African Americans (AA) are sparse. Our aim was to report the prevalence, associated factors and heritability estima...

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Autores principales: Khan, Rumana J, Gebreab, Samson Y, Sims, Mario, Riestra, Pia, Xu, Ruihua, Davis, Sharon K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2015
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Epidemiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4636664/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26525420
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008675

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4636664/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26525420
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008675

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