Hypoadiponectinemia: A Link between Visceral Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) represents a combination of cardiometabolic risk factors, including visceral obesity, glucose intolerance or type 2 diabetes, elevated triglycerides, reduced HDL cholesterol, and hypertension. MetS is rapidly increasing in prevalence worldwide as a consequence of the “epide...
Main Authors: | Tiziana Di Chiara, Christiano Argano, Salvatore Corrao, Rosario Scaglione, Giuseppe Licata |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2012-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/175245 |
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