Ethnic disparities in metabolic syndrome in Malaysia: An analysis by risk factors

Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 441-451

  Tan, Andrew K G ^a   Dunn, Richard A ^b   Yen, Steven T ^c  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAY; MALAYSIA; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INDIA; MALAYSIA; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 82555195120     PISSN: 15404196     EISSN: 15578518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/met.2011.0031     Document Type: Article

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