The prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its association with body fat distribution in middle-aged individuals from Indonesia and the Netherlands: a cross-sectional analysis of two population-based studies
Abstract Background The prevalence of metabolic syndrome varies among populations with different ethnicities. Asian populations develop metabolic complications at lower amounts of adiposity than western populations. The role of abdominal obesity in the metabolic differences between the two populatio...
Main Authors: | Fathimah S. Sigit, Dicky L. Tahapary, Stella Trompet, Erliyani Sartono, Ko Willems van Dijk, Frits R. Rosendaal, Renée de Mutsert |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-01-01
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Series: | Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13098-019-0503-1 |
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