Recommended Levels of Physical Activity Are Associated with Reduced Risk of the Metabolic Syndrome in Mexican-Americans.

To measure the association between physical activity and the metabolic syndrome risk in Mexican-Americans.Participants were drawn from the Cameron County Hispanic Cohort (n = 3,414), a randomly selected Mexican-American cohort in Texas on the US-Mexico border. Moderate and vigorous physical activity...

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Main Authors: Shenghui Wu, Susan P Fisher-Hoch, Belinda Reininger, Joseph B McCormick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4824434?pdf=render