The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in Korean children and adolescents: Comparisons of the criteria of Cook et al., Cruz and Goran, and Ferranti et al

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 563-572

  Seo, Su Jin ^a   Lee, Hyo Young ^b   Lee, Seung Wook ^c  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Dongseo University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Children and adolescents; Metabolic syndrome; Obesity; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; EXERCISE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; KOREA; LIFE STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SLEEP; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY;

EID: 52949142727     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2008.49.4.563     Document Type: Article

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