Open AccessThe Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome Among US Women of Childbearing Age
Author(s) -
Rosemarie G. Ramos,
Kenneth Olden
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2007.120055
Subject(s) - metabolic syndrome , medicine , national health and nutrition examination survey , offspring , odds ratio , confidence interval , obesity , demography , ethnic group , diabetes mellitus , pregnancy , population , environmental health , endocrinology , biology , sociology , anthropology , genetics
We sought to determine whether the prevalence of metabolic syndrome among US women of childbearing age (18-44 years) has increased since 1988 and to estimate its current prevalence by race/ethnicity and risk that a maternal history of select metabolic syndrome characteristics imposes on offspring.