The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in different ethnic groups in Turkey (original) (raw)
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Prevalence of metabolic syndrome-related disorders in a large adult population in Turkey
BMC Public Health, 2006
Background: There are few existing large population studies on the epidemiology of metabolic syndrome-related disorders of Turkey. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of metabolic syndrome-related disorders in the Turkish adult population, to address sex, age, educational and geographical differences, and to examine blood pressure, body mass index, fasting blood glucose and serum lipids in Turkey.
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The prevalence of metabolic syndrome among young adults in Izmir, Turkey
Anadolu kardiyoloji dergisi : AKD = the Anatolian journal of cardiology, 2005
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components among the young adult ages in Izmir, Turkey. A population-based cross-sectional study was held including 885 subjects aged between 20 to 39 years from 45 primary health care centres in Konak, which is the biggest urban area in Izmir. A stratified sampling method was used to select the participants of 318 males and 567 females. In the study, metabolic syndrome was classified according to NCEP ATP III criterion on the basis of metabolic risk factors evaluated between December 2001 and April 2002. The crude prevalence of metabolic syndrome (having three or more of the metabolic risk factors) was 3.6% among 20 and 29 years old men and 19.6% among 30 and 39 years old men and the increase by age was significant (p<0.001). The results were similar in women and the crude prevalence of metabolic syndrome increased significantly from 7.5 % in 20 and 29 years old women to 24 % in 30 and 39 years o...
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European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2006
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AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, 2011
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