Extremely high prevalence of metabolic syndrome manifestations among Arab youth: A call for early intervention

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1063-1066

  Al Daghri, Nasser M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Arab; ATP III; Children; Metabolic syndrome

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARAB; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA; TRIGLYCERIDES; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 77957914990     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: 13652362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2010.02341.x     Document Type: Article

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