The metabolic syndrome: Prevalence, main characteristics and association with socio-economic status in adults living in Great Tunis

Diabetes and Metabolism

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 204-208

  Allal Elasmi, M ^a   Haj Taieb, S ^a   Hsairi, M ^a,b   Zayani, Y ^a   Omar, S ^a   Sanhaji, H ^a   Jemaa, R ^a   Feki, M ^a   Elati, J ^a,c   Mebazaa, A ^a   Kaabachi, N ^a  

^a LA RABTA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b National Institute of Public Heath   (Tunisia)

^c Institut National de Nutrition Tunis   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Abdominal obesity; Educational level; The metabolic syndrome

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; SITTING; SOCIAL STATUS; TUNISIA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TUNISIA;

EID: 77953287288     PISSN: 12623636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabet.2009.11.009     Document Type: Article

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