Determining ethnic-, gender-, and age-specific waist circumference cut-off points to predict metabolic syndrome: the Sympathetic Activity and Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Africans (SABPA) study

Objective: The aim was to determine receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) waist circumference (WC) cut-off points best associated with metabolic syndrome (MetS) in a cohort of South African teachers. Design: Target population study. Setting and subjects: Four hundred and nine urban black (Africans...

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Veröffentlicht in:	JEMDSA : the journal of endocrinology, metabolism and diabetes of South Africa metabolism and diabetes of South Africa, 2013-07, Vol.18 (2), p.88-96
Hauptverfasser:	Hoebel, S, Malan, L, De Ridder, JH
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Biomarkers Blood pressure Gender Health risk assessment Metabolic syndrome MetS Population studies SABPA study waist circumference cut-off points
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