Prevalence of obesity and metabolic syndrome components in Mexican adults without type 2 diabetes or hypertension.

Objective. To describe the number of Mexican adults with undiagnosed diabetes and arterial hypertension and their association with obesity. Material and Methods. The study included a sub-sample of 6 613 subjects aged 20 years or more who participated in the 2006 National Health and Nutrition Survey...

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Published in:	Salud Pública de México Vol. 54; no. 1; pp. 7 - 13
Main Authors:	Rojas-Martínez, Rosalba, Aguilar-Salinas, Carlos A, Jiménez-Corona, Aída, Gómez-Pérez, Francisco J, Barquera, Simón, Lazcano-Ponce, Eduardo
Format:	Article
Published:	Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica ene/feb2012
Subjects:	Prevention of obesity Type 2 diabetes Hypertension Metabolic syndrome Health & Nutrition Examination Survey Blood sugar Mexico
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