Ethnic disparities in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its risk factors in the Suriname Health Study: a cross-sectional population study

BACKGROUND: The metabolic syndrome (MetS) indicates increased risk for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. We estimated the overall and ethnic-specific prevalence of MetS and explored the associations of risk factors with MetS among Amerindian, Creole, Hindustani, Javanese, Maroon and Mixed...

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Autores principales: Krishnadath, Ingrid S K, Toelsie, Jerry R, Hofman, Albert, Jaddoe, Vincent W V
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
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Global Health
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5168639/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27927663
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013183

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5168639/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27927663
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013183

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