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First nationwide study of the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and optimal cutoff points of waist circumference in the Middle East: the national survey of risk factors for noncommunicable diseases of Iran.

Delavari A, Forouzanfar MH, Alikhani S, Sharifian A, Kelishadi R.

Diabetes Care. 2009 Jun;32(6):1092-7. Epub 2009 Mar 11.PMID: 19279302 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Age-specific prevalence of the metabolic syndrome defined by the International Diabetes Federation and the National Cholesterol Education Program: the Norwegian HUNT 2 study.

Hildrum B, Mykletun A, Hole T, Midthjell K, Dahl AA.

BMC Public Health. 2007 Aug 29;7:220.PMID: 17727697 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Metabolic syndrome in nondiabetic, obese, first-degree relatives of African American patients with type 2 diabetes: African American triglycerides-HDL-C and insulin resistance paradox.

Meis SB, Schuster D, Gaillard T, Osei K.

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Frequency of metabolic syndrome among hemodialysis patients according to NCEP-ATP III and IDF definitions.

Ucar E, Huzmeli C, Guven O, Savas N, Gullu M, Asilyoruk S, Kuvandik C, Temizkan A, Kuvandik G.

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Prevalence of metabolic syndrome according to Adult Treatment Panel III and International Diabetes Federation criteria: a population-based study.

Bener A, Zirie M, Musallam M, Khader YS, Al-Hamaq AO.

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Can we apply the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel definition of the metabolic syndrome to Asians?

Tan CE, Ma S, Wai D, Chew SK, Tai ES.

Diabetes Care. 2004 May;27(5):1182-6.PMID: 15111542 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Prevalence of vascular disease in metabolic syndrome using three proposed definitions.

Athyros VG, Ganotakis ES, Elisaf MS, Liberopoulos EN, Goudevenos IA, Karagiannis A; GREECE-METS Collaborative Group.

Int J Cardiol. 2007 Apr 25;117(2):204-10. Epub 2006 Jul 18.PMID: 16854482 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome defined by the International Diabetes Federation among adults in the U.S.

Ford ES.

Diabetes Care. 2005 Nov;28(11):2745-9.PMID: 16249550 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Geographic variations of the International Diabetes Federation and the National Cholesterol Education Program-Adult Treatment Panel III definitions of the metabolic syndrome in nondiabetic subjects.

Lorenzo C, Serrano-Ríos M, Martínez-Larrad MT, González-Sánchez JL, Seclén S, Villena A, Gonzalez-Villalpando C, Williams K, Haffner SM.

Diabetes Care. 2006 Mar;29(3):685-91.PMID: 16505527 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype versus the National Cholesterol Education Program-Adult Treatment Panel III and International Diabetes Federation clinical criteria to identify high-risk men with an altered cardiometabolic risk profile.

Blackburn P, Lemieux I, Alméras N, Bergeron J, Côté M, Tremblay A, Lamarche B, Després JP.

Metabolism. 2009 Aug;58(8):1123-30. Epub 2009 Jun 18.PMID: 19481769 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

An urban-rural comparison of the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in Eastern China.

Weng X, Liu Y, Ma J, Wang W, Yang G, Caballero B.

Public Health Nutr. 2007 Feb;10(2):131-6.PMID: 17261221 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Measures of obesity and metabolic syndrome in Indian Americans in northern California.

Misra KB, Endemann SW, Ayer M.

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A comparison of two proposed definitions for metabolic syndrome in the Chinese adult population.

Yang W, Reynolds K, Gu D, Chen J, He J.

Am J Med Sci. 2007 Sep;334(3):184-9.PMID: 17873532 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparative performance of three metabolic syndrome definitions in the prediction of acute coronary syndrome.

Koutsovasilis A, Protopsaltis J, Triposkiadis F, Kokkoris S, Milionis HJ, Zairis MN, Skoularigis J, Koukoulis G, Korantzopoulos P, Melidonis A, Foussas SG.

Intern Med. 2009;48(4):179-87. Epub 2009 Feb 16.PMID: 19218766 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Comparison of definitions of the metabolic syndrome in adult Asian Indians.

Wasir JS, Misra A, Vikram NK, Pandey RM, Gupta R.

J Assoc Physicians India. 2008 Mar;56:158-64.PMID: 18697631 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The new definition of metabolic syndrome by the international diabetes federation is less likely to identify metabolically abnormal but non-obese individuals than the definition by the revised national cholesterol education program: the Korea NHANES study.

Yoon YS, Lee ES, Park C, Lee S, Oh SW.

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[The cut-off point of waist circumference for identifying metabolic syndrome in Chinese adults]

Zhou BF, Wu YF, Li Y, Zhang LF.

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An evaluation of the International Diabetes Federation definition of metabolic syndrome in Chinese patients older than 30 years and diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Lu B, Yang Y, Song X, Dong X, Zhang Z, Zhou L, Li Y, Zhao N, Zhu X, Hu R.

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The usefulness of the International Diabetes Federation and the National Cholesterol Education Program's Adult Treatment Panel III definitions of the metabolic syndrome in predicting coronary heart disease in subjects with type 2 diabetes.

Tong PC, Kong AP, So WY, Yang X, Ho CS, Ma RC, Ozaki R, Chow CC, Lam CW, Chan JC, Cockram CS.

Diabetes Care. 2007 May;30(5):1206-11. Epub 2007 Jan 26.PMID: 17259472 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Components of the metabolic syndrome predictive of its development: a 6-year longitudinal study in Hong Kong Chinese.

Cheung BM, Wat NM, Tam S, Thomas GN, Leung GM, Cheng CH, Woo J, Janus ED, Lau CP, Lam TH, Lam KS.

Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2008 May;68(5):730-7. Epub 2007 Nov 2.PMID: 17980012 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles