Risk of metabolic syndrome among children living in metropolitan Kuala Lumpur: a case control study
Background: With the increasing prevalence of childhood obesity, the metabolic syndrome has been studied among children in many countries but not in Malaysia. Hence, this study aimed to compare metabolic risk factors between overweight/obese and normal weight children and to determine the influence...
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Main Authors: | Wee, B.S., Poh, B.K., Bulgiba, A., Ismail, M.N., Ruzita, A.T., Hills, A.P. |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2011
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Online Access: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/3055/1/Risk_of_metabolic_syndrome_among_children_living_in_metropolitan_Kuala_Lumpur.pdf http://eprints.um.edu.my/3055/ http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/333/ |
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