Open AccessThe Typology of Metabolic Syndrome in the Transition to Adulthood
Author(s) -
Takara L. Stanley,
Minghua L Chen,
Elizabeth Goodman
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2013-3531
Subject(s) - typology , transition (genetics) , metabolic syndrome , psychology , developmental psychology , medicine , sociology , biology , anthropology , genetics , obesity , gene
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a clustering of risks associated with cardiometabolic disease in adults. Obesity is considered the major etiologic factor. However, unlike obesity, the natural history of MetS as adolescents transition to adulthood is unknown.
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