Body mass index associated with hyperglycemia and alterations of components of metabolic syndrome in Mexican adolescents Asociación entre índice de masa corporal, hiperglicemia y alteraciones de los componentes del síndrome metabólico en adolescentes mexicanos

Body mass index associated with hyperglycemia and alterations of components of metabolic syndrome in Mexican adolescents Asociación entre índice de masa corporal, hiperglicemia y alteraciones de los componentes del síndrome metabólico en adolescentes mexicanos

OBJECTIVE: This research aims to describe the epidemiology of obesity and its association with alterations in some components of metabolic syndrome, such as serum concentrations of glucose, insulin, and some lipids in a sub-sample of the Mexican Health Survey (MHS) of youth ages 10 to 19 years. MATE...

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Main Authors: Salvador Villalpando, Citlalli Carrión, Simón Barquera, Gustavo Olaiz-Fernández, Ricardo Robledo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2007-01-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
Subjects:
obesidad
adolescentes
hiperglicemia
insulina
colesterol
HDL-colesterol
obesity
adolescents
hyperglycemia
insulin
cholesterol
HDL-cholesterol
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