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- Title
Metabolic syndrome risk profiles among African American adolescents: national health and nutrition examination survey, 2003-2010.
- Authors
Fitzpatrick, Stephanie L; Lai, Betty S; Brancati, Frederick L; Golden, Sherita H; Hill-Briggs, Felicia
- Abstract
Although African American adolescents have the highest prevalence of obesity, they have the lowest prevalence of metabolic syndrome across all definitions used in previous research. To address this paradox, we sought to develop a model of the metabolic syndrome specific to African American adolescents.
- Publication
Diabetes care, 2013, Vol 36, Issue 2, p436
- ISSN
1935-5548
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.2337/dc12-0828