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

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Authors

Roya Kelishadi · Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

Abstract

The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome according to pediatric IDF criteria and its three main components differed considerably in two large ethnicities. The clinical impacts of these findings should be confirmed in future longitudinal studies.

Topics & Keywords

Diet, Metabolism, and Disease Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Diabetes Management and Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders

Volume 8, Issue 2, pp. 189-192

DOI: 10.1089/met.2009.0054

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