Prevalence and trends of metabolic syndrome among adults in the asia-pacific region: a systematic review

Ranasinghe, Priyanga; Mathangasinghe, Yasith; Jayawardena, Ranil; P. Hills, Andrew; Misra, Anoop

doi:10.1186/s12889-017-4041-1

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Prevalence and trends of metabolic syndrome among adults in the asia-pacific region: a systematic review

Published in BMC Public Health • Jan 20, 2017

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Priyanga Ranasinghe

Yasith Mathangasinghe

Ranil Jayawardena

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The Asia-Pacific region is home to nearly half of the world's population. The region has seen a recent rapid increase in the prevalence of obesity, type-2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The present systematic review summarizes the recent prevalence and trends of Metabolic Syndrome ...

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Medicine

Biostatistics

Epidemiology

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