Ethnic Disparities of the Metabolic Syndrome in Population-Based Samples of German and Iranian Adolescents

Schwändt, P.; Kelishadi, Roya; Haas, Gerda-Maria

doi:10.1089/met.2009.0054

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Ethnic Disparities of the Metabolic Syndrome in Population-Based Samples of German and Iranian Adolescents

Published in Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders • Feb 16, 2010

Authors:

P. Schwändt

Roya Kelishadi

Gerda-Maria Haas

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Globalization of the western lifestyle may contribute to worldwide increases of adiposity and type 2 diabetes. In combination with genetic influences, this results in different prevalence rates among different ethnicities, particularly at younger ages. Since 2007, the unified pediatric d...

Subject

Medicine

Metabolic syndrome

Hypertriglyceridemia

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