Open AccessA High Incidence of Metabolic Syndrome Traits in Mexicans Points at Obesity-Related Metabolic Dysfunction
Author(s) -
Omar Yaxmehen BelloChavolla,
Arsenio VargasVázquez,
Neftalí Eduardo Antonio-Villa,
Fabiola Mabel Del Razo-Olvera,
Daniel Elías-López,
Carlos A. Aguilar-Salinas
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s266568
Subject(s) - incidence (geometry) , metabolic syndrome , abdominal obesity , medicine , obesity , population , cohort , insulin resistance , demography , cohort study , environmental health , physics , sociology , optics
Metabolic Syndrome (MS) is a construct relating to a series of metabolic dysfunctions attributable to insulin resistance and obesity. Here, we estimate the incidence of MS according to their individual components using a Mexican open-population cohort.