Metabolic syndrome frequency and gender differences at an out-patient clinic

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 32-35

  Jahan, Firdous ^a   Qureshi, Riaz ^a   Borhany, Tasneem ^a   Bin Hamza, Hasan ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Gender difference; Health risk; Metabolic syndrome

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34247351954     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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