Metabolic syndrome and its association with white blood cell count in children and adolescents in Korea: The 2005 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 165-172

  Lee, Y J ^a   Shin, Y H ^b   Kim, J K ^c   Shim, J Y ^a   Kang, D R ^a   Lee, H R ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b CHA University   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Metabolic syndrome; Prevalence; White blood cell count

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NUTRITION; OBESITY; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH KOREA; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENERGY INTAKE; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SEX FACTORS; TRIGLYCERIDES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 77349118481     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2009.03.017     Document Type: Article

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