Gender differences in the prevalence and development of metabolic syndrome in Chinese population with abdominal obesity.

BACKGROUND:Not all the people with metabolic syndrome (MS) have abdominal obesity (AO). The study aimed to investigate gender differences in the prevalence and development of MS in Chinese population with abdominal obesity, which has rarely been reported. METHODS:Data were obtained from the 2007-08...

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Main Authors: Shaoyong Xu, Bin Gao, Ying Xing, Jie Ming, Junxiang Bao, Qiang Zhang, Yi Wan, Qiuhe Ji, China National Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3806787?pdf=render