Ethnicity and Metabolic Syndrome: Implications for Assessment, Management and Prevention

The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a constellation of cardiometabolic risk factors that identifies people at increased risk for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. While the global prevalence is 20%–25% of the adult population, the prevalence varies across different racial/ethnic populations....

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Published in:	Nutrients Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 15
Main Authors:	Lear, Scott A., Gasevic, Danijela
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland MDPI AG 19.12.2019 MDPI
Subjects:	adipose tissue administrative management adults African Americans Asian people at-risk population Cardiovascular disease cardiovascular diseases Communication Diabetes Disease prevention environment Ethnicity Insulin resistance lifestyle Metabolic syndrome Minority & ethnic groups nationalities and ethnic groups noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus nutrients Obesity prevalence Primary care Race risk factors therapeutics waist circumference United States > US metabolic syndrome ethnicity cardiometabolic prevention lifestyle
ISSN:	2072-6643, 2072-6643
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