Metabolic syndrome among Caribbean-born persons living in the U.S. Virgin Islands

Tull, Eugene S; Thurland, Anne; Laporte, E

Tull, Eugene S; Thurland, Anne; Laporte, E.

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Tull, Eugene S; University of Pittsburgh. Graduate School of Public Health. Department of Epidemiology. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. United States
Thurland, Anne; Department of Health. Division of Health Promotion. Christiansted. U.S. Virgin Islands
Laporte, E; University of Pittsburgh. Graduate School of Public Health. Department of Epidemiology. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. United States

Rev. panam. salud p£blica ; 18(6): 418-426, Dec. 2005. tab, gra

Article en En | MedCarib | ID: med-17084

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ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES. To determine the frequency of the metabolic syndrome (MS) among four subpopulations in the United States Virgin Islands and to estimate the risk for the MS that is associatd with waist circumference cutpoints among overweight and obese individuals. CONCLUSIONS. The frequency of the MS among Caribbean-born persons in the U.S. VirginIslands is comparable to the frequency of the MS among the general population on the mainland of the United States. Among Caribbean-born persons living in the U.S. Virgin Islands, those who are Hispanic blacks may have a greater risk of cardiovascular disease than do other groups (AU)

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Humanos; Síndrome Metabólico/diagnóstico; Factores de Riesgo; Obesidad/diagnóstico; Islas Virgenes de los Estados Unidos

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Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MedCarib Asunto principal: Islas Virgenes de los Estados Unidos / Factores de Riesgo / Síndrome Metabólico / Obesidad Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: Caribe / Caribe ingles / Islas virgenes de los estados unidos Idioma: En Revista: Rev. panam. salud p£blica Año: 2005 Tipo del documento: Article

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