Metabolic syndrome in indigenous communities in Mexico: a descriptive and cross-sectional study

Metabolic syndrome in indigenous communities in Mexico: a descriptive and cross-sectional study

Abstract Background An Amerindian genetic background could play an important role in susceptibility to metabolic diseases, which have alarmingly increased in recent decades. Mexico has one of the highest prevalences of metabolic disease worldwide. The purpose of this study was to determine the preva...

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Main Authors: Elvia Cristina Mendoza-Caamal, Francisco Barajas-Olmos, Humberto García-Ortiz, Isabel Cicerón-Arellano, Angélica Martínez-Hernández, Emilio J. Córdova, Marcelino Esparza-Aguilar, Cecilia Contreras-Cubas, Federico Centeno-Cruz, Miguel Cid-Soto, Mirna Edith Morales-Marín, Adriana Reséndiz-Rodríguez, Juan Luis Jiménez-Ruiz, María Guadalupe Salas-Martínez, Yolanda Saldaña-Alvarez, Elaheh Mirzaeicheshmeh, María Rosalba Rojas-Martínez, Lorena Orozco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Mexican Amerindian
Indigenous
Metabolic syndrome
Prevalence
HDL-cholesterol
Waist circumference
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-8378-5

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