Metabolic Syndrome and Insulin Resistance Significantly Correlate with Body Mass Index

Metabolic Syndrome and Insulin Resistance Significantly Correlate with Body Mass Index

Background Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of metabolic risk factors for cardiovascular disease. This study aimed to compare the prevalence of MetS and its components in different degrees of obesity in Iranian subjects. Methods A total of 2309 adults were divided into four groups according to...

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Veröffentlicht in:Archives of medical research 2008-11, Vol.39 (8), p.803-808
Hauptverfasser: Esteghamati, Alireza, Khalilzadeh, Omid, Anvari, Mehdi, Ahadi, Maral Seyed, Abbasi, Mehrshad, Rashidi, Armin
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Blood Pressure
Body Mass Index
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diabetes Mellitus - metabolism
Female
Homeostasis model assessment
Humans
Insulin Resistance
Internal Medicine
Iran
Male
Metabolic syndrome
Metabolic Syndrome - metabolism
Middle Aged
Morbid
Obesity
Statistics as Topic
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Zusammenfassung:Background Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of metabolic risk factors for cardiovascular disease. This study aimed to compare the prevalence of MetS and its components in different degrees of obesity in Iranian subjects. Methods A total of 2309 adults were divided into four groups according to their body mass index (BMI): 1511 subjects were non-obese (BMI
ISSN:0188-4409
1873-5487
DOI:10.1016/j.arcmed.2008.08.004