Relationship of sociodemographic and lifestyle factors and diet habits with metabolic syndrome (MetS) among three ethnic groups of the Malaysian population.

OBJECTIVES:Literature shows a high prevalence of MetS among Malaysians, varying across the major ethnicities. Since sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle factors and diet habits of such communities have been reported to be diverse, the objective of this study was to investigate the association...

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Main Authors: Saleem Perwaiz Iqbal, Amutha Ramadas, Quek Kia Fatt, Ho Loon Shin, Wong Yin Onn, Khalid Abdul Kadir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224054