Metabolic syndrome and body shape predict differences in health parameters in farm working women

Abstract Background Sufficient evidence associate body shape to detrimental lifestyle diseases including the metabolic syndrome (MetS). The prevalence of the MetS, as well as effects of the MetS and body shape on body composition, insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), C-reactive protein (CRP) and se...

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Main Authors: Ilze Mentoor, Maritza Kruger, Theo Nell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-5378-9