Metabolic syndrome in 10-16-year-old learners from the Western Cape, South Africa: Comparison of the NCEP ATP III and IDF criteria

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 205, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 363-366

  Matsha, T ^a   Hassan, S ^a   Bhata, A ^a   Yako, Y ^b   Fanampe, B ^a   Somers, A ^a   Hoffmann, M ^b   Mohammed, Z ^a   Erasmus, R T ^b  

^a CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Metabolic syndrome; South Africa

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH AFRICA; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SOUTH AFRICA; STUDENTS;

EID: 67650895842     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2009.01.030     Document Type: Letter

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