Prevalence, associated factors and heritabilities of metabolic syndrome and its individual components in African Americans: the Jackson Heart Study

OBJECTIVE: Both environmental and genetic factors play important roles in the development of metabolic syndrome (MetS). Studies about its associated factors and genetic contribution in African Americans (AA) are sparse. Our aim was to report the prevalence, associated factors and heritability estima...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ Open
Hauptverfasser: Khan, Rumana J, Gebreab, Samson Y, Sims, Mario, Riestra, Pia, Xu, Ruihua, Davis, Sharon K
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Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: BMJ Publishing Group 2015
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4636664/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26525420
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008675
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