A comparison of the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in the United States (US) and Korea in young adults aged 20 to 39 years;Chinese Source

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 471-482

  Park, Jinkyung ^a   Mendoza, Jason A ^a   O'Neil, Carol E ^b   Hilmers, David C ^a   Liu, Yan ^a   Nicklas, Theresa A ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

International diabetes federation; Korea; Metabolic syndrome; National cholesterol education program adult treatment panel III; National health and nutrition examination survey; The US

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY MASS; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; KOREA; LIPIDS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WAIST-HIP RATIO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58949083636     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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