Family History of Type 2 Diabetes is Associated with Metabolic Syndrome in Obese Female Subjects

Family History of Type 2 Diabetes is Associated with Metabolic Syndrome in Obese Female Subjects

The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between the family history (FH) of type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in a group of non-diabetic obese female subjects. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 239 female patients with obesity, regularly attending the Internal Medicin...

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Main Authors: Ticiana Costa Rodrigues, Luis Henrique Canani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) 2008-08-01
Series:Clinical and Biomedical Research
Subjects:
Obesity
Family history
Type 2 Diabetes
Metabolic syndrome.
Online Access:https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/3093

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