A ‘High Risk’ Lifestyle Pattern Is Associated with Metabolic Syndrome among Qatari Women of Reproductive Age: A Cross-Sectional National Study

A ‘High Risk’ Lifestyle Pattern Is Associated with Metabolic Syndrome among Qatari Women of Reproductive Age: A Cross-Sectional National Study

This study investigated the effect of lifestyle patterns, as a combination of diet, physical activity and smoking, on Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) among Qatari women of childbearing age (n = 418), a population group particularly vulnerable to the health sequela of this syndrome. Using data from the Nat...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Al Thani, Al Anoud Al Thani, Walaa Al-Chetachi, Badria Al Malki, Shamseldin A. H. Khalifa, Ahmad Haj Bakri, Nahla Hwalla, Lara Nasreddine, Farah Naja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-06-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
lifestyle patterns
metabolic syndrome
factor analysis
women of childbearing age
nutritional epidemiology
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/17/6/698

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