Metabolic syndrome and its component factors in adult obese individuals attending an obesity clinic in a tertiary care teaching hospital in Kerala

Introduction: Obesity is fundamental to the development of metabolic syndrome (MetS) as it appears to precede the emergence of the other MetS risk factors. Aim: The objective of this study was to calculate the frequency of MetS among obese individuals attending the obesity clinic in a tertiary care...

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Main Authors: Shajee Sivasankaran Nair, Rakhi Sasidharan Nair, Kailasanathan Chirayil Ponnappan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Muller Journal of Medical Sciences and Research
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Online Access:http://www.mjmsr.net/article.asp?issn=0975-9727;year=2017;volume=8;issue=1;spage=15;epage=18;aulast=Nair