High prevalence of metabolic syndrome among Kuwaiti adults-a wake-up call for public health intervention

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1984-1996

  Al Zenki, Sameer ^a   Al Omirah, Husam ^a   Al Hooti, Suad ^a   Al Hamad, Nawal ^b   Jackson, Robert T ^c   Rao, Aravinda ^b   Al Jahmah, Nasser ^b   Al Obaid, Ina'am ^b   Al Ghanim, Jameela ^a   Al Somaie, Mona ^b   Zaghloul, Sahar ^d   Al Othman, Amani ^a  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kuwait)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d National Nutrition Institute   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Epidemiology; Gender differences; International definitions; Kuwait; Metabolic syndrome; Obesity

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; KUWAIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SEX RATIO;

KUWAIT [MIDDLE EAST];

EID: 84861494116     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph9051984     Document Type: Article

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