Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in South Asians residing in the United States

Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 417-423

  Flowers, Elena ^a   Molina, César ^b   Mathur, Ashish ^b   Prasad, Megha ^c   Abrams, Leslie ^b   Sathe, Anita ^b   Malhotra, Donna ^b   Basra, Ruby ^b   Malgesini, Nanette ^b   Ratnam, Gayatri ^b   Aouizerat, Bradley E ^a   Turakhia, Mintu P ^b,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b EL CAMINO HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH ASIA; UNITED STATES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77958190710     PISSN: 15404196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/met.2009.0097     Document Type: Article

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