Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Oman using the International Diabetes Federation's criteria

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1925-1926

  Al Lawati, Jawad A ^a   Jousilahti, Pekka ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Oman)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET RESTRICTION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; OMAN; PREVALENCE;

EID: 39049188472     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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