Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and risks of abnormal serum Alanine Aminotransferase in Hispanics: A population-based study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Pan, Jen Jung ^a   Qu, Hui Qi ^b   Rentfro, Anne ^c   McCormick, Joseph B ^b   Fisher Hoch, Susan P ^b   Fallon, Michael B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH DISPARITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STUDENT T TEST; BLOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENZYMOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 79959619267     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021515     Document Type: Article

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