Metabolic syndrome in 10-16-year-old learners from the Western Cape, South Africa: Comparison of the NCEP ATP III and IDF criteria

Atherosclerosis. 2009 Aug;205(2):363-6. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2009.01.030. Epub 2009 Jan 29.

Authors

T Matsha, S Hassan, A Bhata, Y Yako, B Fanampe, A Somers, M Hoffmann, Z Mohammed, R T Erasmus

PMID: 19233359
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2009.01.030

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Body Mass Index
Child
Ethnicity
Female
Guidelines as Topic
Humans
Male
Metabolic Syndrome / blood*
Metabolic Syndrome / diagnosis*
Metabolic Syndrome / epidemiology
Metabolic Syndrome / ethnology
Obesity / diagnosis
Obesity / ethnology
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Schools
South Africa
Students