Metabolic syndrome in urban Asian Indian adults—a population study using modified ATP III criteria

Aims/hypothesis: To determine the prevalence of the Metabolic syndrome (MetS) using modified ATP III criteria in urban Asian Indian adults. Methods: 475 subjects (age 20–75 years) from a population data base were studied for the MetS using ATP III criteria but with a modified waist circumference (WC...

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Published in:Diabetes research and clinical practice 2003-06, Vol.60 (3), p.199-204
Main Authors: Ramachandran, A., Snehalatha, C., Satyavani, K., Sivasankari, S., Vijay, V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Analysis. Health state
Asian Indians
ATP III criteria
Biological and medical sciences
Body Constitution
Body Mass Index
Cardiology. Vascular system
Cardiovascular risk factors
Coronary heart disease
Epidemiology
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
General aspects
Heart
Humans
India - epidemiology
Insulin resistance
Male
Medical sciences
Metabolic syndrome
Metabolic Syndrome - diagnosis
Metabolic Syndrome - ethnology
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Risk Factors
Sex Distribution
Tropical medicine
Upper body adiposity
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Summary:Aims/hypothesis: To determine the prevalence of the Metabolic syndrome (MetS) using modified ATP III criteria in urban Asian Indian adults. Methods: 475 subjects (age 20–75 years) from a population data base were studied for the MetS using ATP III criteria but with a modified waist circumference (WC) appropriate for Indians. Presence of≥3 of the following; raised WC (Men≥90 cm, Women≥85 cm), triglycerides (TG) ≥1.7 mmol/l), HDL-Cholesterol (HDL-C)-
ISSN:0168-8227
1872-8227
DOI:10.1016/S0168-8227(03)00060-3