Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in scholars from Bucaramanga, Colombia: a population-based study

• Autori principali: Camacho Paul A (Autore), Martínez María P (Autore), Cano Diana J (Autore), Rodríguez Diana C (Autore), Buitrago Adriana (Autore), Villa-Roel Cristina (Autore), Ruiz Álvaro J (Autore), Durán Álvaro E (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: BMC, 2009-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Obesity and metabolic syndrome are strongly associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases, thus the increasing trend in their prevalence among children and adolescents from developing countries requires a furth...