A three-country study on the components of the metabolic syndrome in youths: The BIG Study

International Journal of Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 334-341

  Schwandt, Peter ^a,b   Kelishadi, Roya ^c   Ribeiro, Robbespierre Q C ^d   Haas, Gerda Maria ^a   Poursafa, Parinaz ^e  

^a Arteriosklerose Praeventions Institut   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e Science and Research University   (Iran)

Author keywords

Child; Ethnic difference; Metabolic syndrome; Multicenter study; Obesity

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY MASS; BRAZIL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GERMANY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; METABOLISM; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IRAN; LIPIDS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 77954776254     PISSN: 17477166     EISSN: 17477174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17477160903497043     Document Type: Article

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