Metabolic syndrome: Prevalence and risk factors in Southern China

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1142-1148

  Li, J B ^a   Wang, X ^a   Zhang, J X ^a   Gu, P ^b   Zhang, X ^a   Chen, C X ^b   Guo, R ^b   Wu, M ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Metabolic syndrome; Prevalence; Risk factors; Southern chinese population

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CHINA; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954801161     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323001003800343     Document Type: Article

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