The Metabolic Syndrome in African Americans: A Review

The Metabolic Syndrome in African Americans: A Review

The Metabolic Syndrome represents a specific clustering of cardiovascular risk factors. One of several recently proposed definitions encompasses 3 or more of the following 5 abnormalities: waist circumference < 102 cm in men or &gt 88 cm in women, serum triglyceride level ≥ 150 mg/dL, high-de...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ethnicity & disease 2003-10, Vol.13 (4), p.414-428
Hauptverfasser: Hall, W. Dallas, Clark, Luther T., Wenger, Nanette K., Wright, Jackson T., Kumanyika, Shiriki K., Watson, Karol, Horton, Ella W., Flack, John M., Ferdinand, Keith C., Gavin, James R., Reed, James W., Saunders, Elijah, O’Neal, Welton
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Sprache:eng
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Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Black or African American
Black People - statistics & numerical data
Female
Hispanic or Latino - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Male
Metabolic Syndrome - epidemiology
Metabolic Syndrome - ethnology
Metabolic Syndrome - physiopathology
Metabolic Syndrome - therapy
Middle Aged
Original Reports: Cardiovascular Disease
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
United States - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:The Metabolic Syndrome represents a specific clustering of cardiovascular risk factors. One of several recently proposed definitions encompasses 3 or more of the following 5 abnormalities: waist circumference < 102 cm in men or &gt 88 cm in women, serum triglyceride level ≥ 150 mg/dL, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level
ISSN:1049-510X