Anthropometric measurements for the prediction of the metabolic syndrome: A cross-sectional study on adolescents and young adults from southern India

Heart Asia

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 2-7

  Vasan, S K ^a,b   Thomas, Nihal ^a   Christopher, S ^a   Geethanjali, F S ^a   Paul, T V ^a   Sanjeevi, C B ^b  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 79951800466     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17591104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ha.2009.001735     Document Type: Article

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