Analysis of agreement among definitions of metabolic syndrome in nondiabetic Turkish adults: a methodological study


Can A. S., Bersot T. P.

BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, cilt.7, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1186/1471-2458-7-353
  • Dergi Adı: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: We aimed to explore the agreement among World Health Organization (WHO), European Group for the Study of Insulin Resistance (EGIR), National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP), American College of Endocrinology (ACE), and International Diabetes Federation (IDF) definitions of the metabolic syndrome.