Metabolic syndrome among adolescents in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is attributable to the high prevalence of low HDL levels: a cross-sectional study
Abstract Background Metabolic syndrome (MetS) describes a combination of risk factors that increase the risk of developing chronic diseases. The prevalences of MetS and its risk factors are increasing, especially in the Arab region. A cross-sectional study was carried out to assess the prevalences o...
Main Authors: | Dalia Haroun, Rola Mechli, Razan Sahuri, Safa AlKhatib, Omar Obeid, Carla El Mallah, Lesley Wood, Khulood AlSuwaidi |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
BMC
2018-11-01
|
Series: | BMC Public Health |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-6215-x |
Similar Items
-
Body weight perception among adolescents in Dubai, United Arab Emirates Percepción del peso corporal en los adolescentes de Dubai, Emiratos Árabes Unidos
by: A. O. Musaiger, et al.
Published: (2012-12-01) -
Urinary minerals excretion among primary schoolchildren in Dubai—United Arab Emirates
by: Rola Al Ghali, et al.
Published: (2021-01-01) -
Urinary minerals excretion among primary schoolchildren in Dubai-United Arab Emirates.
by: Rola Al Ghali, et al.
Published: (2021-01-01) -
THE EFFECT OF POLYGYNY ON FERTILITY IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, 1999
by: Alnuaimi, Wadha
Published: (2010) -
Modelling an oil-exporting economy : input-output and computable general equilibrium approaches to the United Arab Emirates economy
by: Al-Momen, Azzam Hamad
Published: (1997)