Open AccessAlarming high prevalence of metabolic syndrome among Jordanian adults
Author(s) -
Ahmad A Obeidat,
Mousa Numan Ahmad,
Fares Haddad,
Firas S. Azzeh
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pakistan journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1682-024X
pISSN - 1681-715X
DOI - 10.12669/pjms.316.7714
Subject(s) - medicine , metabolic syndrome , hypertriglyceridemia , waist , incidence (geometry) , diabetes mellitus , obesity , endocrinology , cholesterol , triglyceride , physics , optics
To evaluate the prevalence and the individual components of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in Jordanian adults.