Characteristics and prevalence of the metabolic syndrome among three ethnic groups in Canada

Objective: To compare the characteristics and prevalence of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) among Native Indians, Inuit, and non-Aboriginal Canadians. Methods: The study was based on four cross-sectional studies conducted in the late 1980s and early 1990s involving three ethnic groups living in contig...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International Journal of Obesity 2006-04, Vol.30 (4), p.669-676
Hauptverfasser:	Liu, J, Hanley, A J G, Young, T K, Harris, S B, Zinman, B
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdomen Adult Aged Anthropometry Biological and medical sciences Blood Glucose Blood Pressure Canadians Cardiovascular disease Cholesterol Cross-Sectional Studies Diabetes Disease prevention Education Epidemiology Feeding. Feeding behavior Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Glucose Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Humans Hypertension Indians, North American Internal Medicine Inuit Inuits Lipids - blood Logistic Models Male Manitoba - epidemiology Medical sciences Medicine Medicine & Public Health Metabolic Diseases Metabolic disorders Metabolic syndrome Metabolic Syndrome - epidemiology Metabolic Syndrome - ethnology Metabolic Syndrome - physiopathology Middle Aged Minority & ethnic groups Miscellaneous Native North Americans Obesity Ontario - epidemiology original-article Other metabolic disorders Prevalence Prevention Public Health Risk Factors Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems Womens health
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