Prevalence and determinants of metabolic syndrome in Qatar: results from a National Health Survey

OBJECTIVES: To determine optimum measurements for abdominal obesity and to assess the prevalence and determinants of metabolic syndrome in Qatar. DESIGN: National health survey. SETTING: Qatar National STEPwise Survey conducted by the Supreme Council of Health during 2012. PARTICIPANTS: 2496 Qatari...

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Published in:BMJ Open
Main Authors: Al-Thani, Mohamed Hamad, Al-Thani, Al Anoud Mohammed, Cheema, Sohaila, Sheikh, Javaid, Mamtani, Ravinder, Lowenfels, Albert B, Al-Chetachi, Walaa Fattah, Almalki, Badria Ali, Hassan Khalifa, Shamseldin Ali, Haj Bakri, Ahmad Omar, Maisonneuve, Patrick
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
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Public Health
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5020868/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27601485
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009514
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