Optimal cutoff points for the detection of undiagnosed type 2 diabetes, hypertension and metabolic syndrome in Mexican adults Puntos de corte óptimos para la detección de diabetes tipo 2, hipertensión y síndrome metabólico no diagnosticados en adultos mexicanos

• Main Authors: Rosalba Rojas-Martínez (Author), Carlos A Aguilar-Salinas (Author), Aída Jiménez-Corona (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2012-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To compare the waist circumference cutoff points established by the American Heart Association and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (AHA/NHLBI) with those of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) for the screening of diabetes, hypertension, and metabolic syndrome in Mexi...