Differences in MetS marker prevalence between black African and Caucasian teachers from the North West Province: Sympathetic Activity and Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Africans (SABPA) study

Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-56

  Hoebel, S ^a   Malan, Leone ^a   De Ridder, H ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African; Caucasian; Ethnic; Metabolic syndrome; MetS; Microalbuminuria; Neck circumference; SABPA study

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CREATININE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MICROALBUMINURIA; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SYMPATHETIC TONE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; URBAN AREA; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 79959828816     PISSN: 16089677     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/22201009.2011.10872251     Document Type: Article

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