Socioeconomic inequalities in metabolic syndrome in the French West Indies

• Main Authors: Zoé Colombet (Author), Marlène Perignon (Author), Benoît Salanave (Author), Edwige Landais (Author), Yves Martin-Prevel (Author), Benjamin Allès (Author), Sophie Drogue (Author), Marie Josèphe Amiot (Author), Caroline Méjean (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Obesity and metabolic diseases represent a major health burden in the Caribbean, particularly since a large part of the population is disadvantaged. However, socioeconomic inequalities in chronic diseases are poorly explored in this region. We investigated the association between...