Prevalence and correlates of the metabolic syndrome in a population-based sample of European youth | Zendy

Ulf Ekelund | Zendy; Sigmund A. Anderssen | Zendy; Lars Bo Andersen | Zendy; Chris Riddoch | Zendy; Luís B. Sardinha | Zendy; Jian’an Luan | Zendy; Karsten Froberg | Zendy; Søren Brage | Zendy

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Prevalence and correlates of the metabolic syndrome in a population-based sample of European youth

Author(s) -

Ulf Ekelund,

Sigmund A. Anderssen,

Lars Bo Andersen,

Chris Riddoch,

Luís B. Sardinha,

Jian’an Luan,

Karsten Froberg,

Søren Brage

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

american journal of clinical nutrition

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1938-3207

pISSN - 0002-9165

DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.2008.26649

Subject(s) - cardiorespiratory fitness , medicine , metabolic syndrome , odds ratio , population , body mass index , demography , physical fitness , gerontology , obesity , physical therapy , environmental health , sociology

Until recently, there has been no unified definition of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) in the youth. Therefore, the prevalence of MetS and its association with potential correlates are largely unknown.

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