The Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Determination of the Optimal Waist Circumference Cutoff Points in a Rural South African Community

To determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and to define optimal ethnic-specific waist-circumference cutoff points in a rural South African black community. This was a cross-sectional survey conducted by random-cluster sampling of adults aged >15 years. Participants had demographic, anthro...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Diabetes care 2011-04, Vol.34 (4), p.1032-1037
Hauptverfasser:	MOTALA, Ayesha A, ESTERHUIZEN, Tonya, PIRIE, Fraser J, OMAR, Mahomed A. K
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Africa - epidemiology African Continental Ancestry Group Aged Biological and medical sciences Cardiovascular disease Cholesterol Cross-Sectional Studies Dextrose Diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance Endocrine pancreas. Apud cells (diseases) Endocrinopathies Epidemiology Female Glucose Glucose metabolism Glucose tolerance tests Humans Male Medical sciences Metabolic diseases Metabolic Syndrome - epidemiology Middle Aged Miscellaneous Obesity Original Research Other metabolic disorders Prevalence studies (Epidemiology) Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Sex Factors Studies Surveys Waist Circumference - physiology Womens health
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