AJ Cameron, JE Shaw, PZ Zimmet - Endocrinology and metabolism clinics of North America, 2004 - Elsevier The concept of the metabolic syndrome has now been in existence for several
decades; however, it has only been since some agreement on definitions of the
syndrome was reached that it has been possible to compare the prevalence ... Cited by 251 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
B Vozarova, JM Fernández-Real, WC Knowler, … - Human genetics, 2003 - Springer Abstract Chronic low-grade activation of the immune system may play a role in
the pathogenesis of type-2 dia- betes mellitus (T2DM). Interleukin-6 (IL6), a
powerful inducer of hepatic acute phase response, has been impli- cated in ... Cited by 105 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
C Lorenzo, M Serrano-Ríos, MT Martínez- … - Obesity, 2003 - nature.com Results: In men, increased central adiposity was more prevalent in San Antonio
than in Spain (29.7 vs. 23.0%, p < 0.0001); in women, it was less prevalent in
San Antonio than in Spain (40.2 vs. 66.4%, p < 0.0001). The metabolic ... Cited by 72 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
MS De Sereday, C Gonzalez, D Giorgini, L … - Diabetes and Metabolism, 2004 - Elsevier There is little information available about the prevalence of chronic metabolic
diseases in many Latin American countries. Between 1995 and 1998, studies on the
prevalence of obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and diabetes were ... Cited by 37 - Related articles - All 3 versions
JA Rull, CA Aguilar-Salinas, R Rojas, JM Rios … - Archives of medical research, 2005 - Elsevier The epidemiology of diabetes in Mexico is reviewed. In less than four decades,
diabetes has become the main health problem in Mexico. It is the principal cause
of death in women and the second among men since the year 2000. It is the ... Cited by 32 - Related articles - All 13 versions
M Boronat, VF Varillas, P Saavedra, V Suarez, … - Diabetic Medicine, 2006 - pt.wkhealth.com Results: The age-standardized prevalence of diabetes was 15.8% (95% confidence
interval: 11.8-19.8) in men and 10.6% (7.1-14.1) in women. Total prevalence was
13.2% (11.1-15.2). Among individuals with diabetes, 55.4% of men and 38.2% ... Cited by 33 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
MG Hayes, A Pluzhnikov, K Miyake, Y Sun, … - Diabetes, 2007 - Am Diabetes Assoc RESULTS—We observed more significant allelic associations than expected genome
wide, as empirically assessed by permutation (14 below a P of 1 × 10 −4 [8.7
expected]). No significant differences were observed between the proportion ... Cited by 33 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
AE Caballero - Current Diabetes Reports, 2005 - Springer Introduction The Hispanic or Latino population is the largest minority group in
the United States, representing 13.7% of the total population. It is estimated
that by the year 2050, this figure will increase to close to 25%. Type 2 ... Cited by 28 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
JL González-Sánchez, MT Martínez-Larrad, … - Obesity, 2003 - nature.com Research Methods and Procedures: The subjects of the study were 293 nonrelated
adults (44.7% men and 55.3% women) ages 35 to 64 years randomly chosen from a
nationwide population-based survey on obesity and related conditions, ... Cited by 30 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
JLG Sánchez, AM Proenza, MTM Larrad, JM … - Clinical Endocrinology - interscience.wiley.com It is also possible that your web browser is not configured or not able to
display style sheets. In this case, although the visual presentation will be
degraded, the site should continue to be functional. We recommend using the ... Cited by 27 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
