Open AccessThe Metabolic Syndrome in the West Bank Population
Author(s) -
Hanan F. Abdul Rahim,
Abdullatif Husseini,
Espen Bjertness,
Rita Giacaman,
Nahida H. Gordon,
J Jervell
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
diabetes care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.636
H-Index - 363
eISSN - 1935-5548
pISSN - 0149-5992
DOI - 10.2337/diacare.24.2.275
Subject(s) - medicine , obesity , metabolic syndrome , dyslipidemia , hypertriglyceridemia , diabetes mellitus , population , environmental health , cholesterol , endocrinology , triglyceride
To compare the prevalence of components of the metabolic syndrome, including hypertension, abnormal glucose metabolism, dyslipidemia, central obesity, and overall obesity, between a rural and an urban Palestinian West Bank community.
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