An evaluation of the metabolic syndrome in the HyperGEN study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In 2001 the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) provided a categorical definition for metabolic syndrome (c-MetS). We studied the extent to which two ethnic groups, Blacks and Whites were affected by c-MetS. The groups were...

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Main Authors: Lewis Cora E, Heiss Gerardo, Myers Richard H, Pankow James S, Hunt Steven C, Kraja Aldi T, Rao DC, Province Michael A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-01-01
Series:Nutrition & Metabolism
Online Access:http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/2/1/2