Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among Kaingang native americans in southern Brazil

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among Kaingang native americans in southern Brazil

The aim of this work was to evaluate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus, and obesity among a Brazilian indigenous population. A cross-sectional study was carried out in 2008 among Kaingang native Americans from the central region of the state of Paraná, Brazil. Eighty two of the...

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Main Authors: Heloisa Nakai Kwabara dos Anjos, Max Jean de Ornelas Toledo, Lúcio Tadeu Mota, Isolde Terezinha Santos Previdelli, Adriano Félix dos Anjos, Tiago Ribeiro Saruhashi, Márcia Aparecida Carrara, Márcia Regina Batista
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2011-02-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
Subjects:
Metabolic syndrome
health of indigenous peoples
Brazilian native Americans
Kaingang
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