Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in a National Sample of Adolescent Population in the Middle East and North Africa: The CASPIAN III Study

Objective. The present study was designed to investigate the prevalence of different combinations of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) risk factors among a nationally representative sample of adolescents in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Methods. The study sample, obtained as part of the third...

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Main Authors: Patricia Khashayar, Ramin Heshmat, Mostafa Qorbani, Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh, Tahere Aminaee, Gelayol Ardalan, Yasin Farrokhi-Khajeh-Pasha, Mahnaz Taslimi, Bagher Larijani, Roya Kelishadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:International Journal of Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/702095
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