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Chouaib Doukkali University
Incidence of metabolic syndrome among Moroccan Sahraoui women reported
November 6th, 2004
Researchers report the incidence of metabolic syndrome among Moroccan Sahraoui women in a recent issue of the American Journal of Human Biology. "Factors related to metabolic syndrome were investigated in a sample of 249 Moroccan Sahraoui women, ages 15 years and older. Body weight, height, waist and hip circumference, total cholesterol, triglycerides, fasting blood glucose, and blood pressure were measured. The results indicate that central obesity was the most common comorbid factor (75%) followed by hypertension (28. 6%), hypertriglyceridemia (22.4%), hyperglycemia (11.9%), and hypercholesterolemia (11.6%)," scientists writing in the American Journal of...
Source: Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions & Ventures Week (2004-11-06)
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