Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Adult Females: Comparison between Iranian National Definition and Currently Used International Criteria

Background: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) is increasing worldwide. Limited data are available trying to compare different definitions suggested to identify MetS. This study aimed to compare the prevalence of MetS and its components based on currently available international and Iranian...

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Main Authors: Simin Shahvazi, Azadeh Nadjarzadeh, Ziba Mehri, Amin Salehi-Abargouei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services 2016-10-01
Series:Journal of Nutrition and Food Security
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Online Access:http://jnfs.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1